Strop Family History
Strop Name Meaning
North German: variant of Stropp from Middle Low German strop ‘twisted cord or rope’ either a metonymic occupational name for a maker or dealer of rope or a nickname for a rascal the sense the word has today. Dutch and North German: variant of Stroop . Possibly an Americanized form of Swiss German Strub a variant of Straub .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022