Trojan Family History
Trojan Name Meaning
Polish Czech Slovak Croatian and German (of Slavic origin): from the Old Slavic personal name Trojan borne by a mythical creature from the early Slavic records. It may be a derivative of Latin Traianus the name of a Roman emperor (53–117) who extended the Roman Empire east into Dacia (modern Romania) or a name of Old Slavic origin derived from the adjective trojь ‘triple treble’; this personal name was used among Czechs as a name bestowed on children born on the Feast of the Holy Trinity and among Croats as an omen or well-wishing name. Compare Troyan . Czech: topographic or habitational name referring to a house named U trojky zlaté distinguished by the sign of a Golden Three. Possibly also French: from the Latin personal name Troianus ‘Trojan’. This gained currency as having been the name of a 6th-century Christian saint bishop of Saintes. Compare Italian Troiano .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022