Trump

== English == === Etymology === The surname has two sources. English (Devon): an occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trumpe (“trumpet”). German (Bavaria): from German Trump, possibly an occupational name for a drummer, from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”), although the alternative forms Trumpf, Drumpf cannot be derived from this (except by postulating them to be hypercorrections) The place in Baltimore county was named after settler Simeon Van Trump. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tɹʌmp/ Rhymes: -ʌmp Homophone: trump === Proper noun === Trump (countable and uncountable, plural Trumps) A surname from German. Donald Trump (b. 1946), a businessman, television personality, and current president of the United States of America (2017–2021, 2025–present). Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Donald Trump A ghost town in Park County, Colorado, United States. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Translingual: donaldtrumpi ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Trump is the 8,484th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3,886 individuals. Trump is most common among White (95.6%) individuals. === See also === Category:en:Donald Trump === References === === Further reading === “Trump”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Trump”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “Trump”, in Collins English Dictionary. == German == === Alternative forms === Trumpf, Drumpf === Etymology === Possibly from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”); see trommeln (“to drum”) and Trommel (“drum”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Trump m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Trumps or (with an article) Trump, feminine genitive Trump, plural Trumps) a surname ==== Descendants ==== → English: Trump