Trump is a German surname. It derives from a word for "drum."
Bahlow (1982) derives the German surname Trump from a Bavarian word for "drum" (Middle High German trumpe). Trump is a contemporary German surname (comparatively rare, with 382 phone book entries as of 2016), with concentrations in the Cologne area, the Bad Dürkheim district (includes Kallstadt), Gifhorn district and the Schwäbisch Hall/Ansbach region.
The German Verein für Computergenealogie traces the ancestry of Frederick Trump to 18th-century Bobenheim am Berg in the German Palatinate. From there, Johannes Trump (1789-1835) moved to the nearby village of Kallstadt. His son Johannes Christian Trump (1829-1877) married Katharina Kober from Wachenheim, and one of their children, Friedrich (later called Frederick), emigrated to New York in 1885.
Frederick Trump (1869–1918), German-born American businessman, father of Fred and John TrumpElizabeth Christ Trump (1880–1966), German-born American real estate developer, wife and later widow of Frederick Trump, mother of Fred and John Trump and founder of The Trump OrganizationFred Trump (1905–1999), American real estate developer, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Trump, father of Donald TrumpMaryanne Trump Barry (b. 1937), Senior Judge of the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals, daughter of Fred Trump and sister of Donald Trump.Donald Trump (b. 1946), 45th President of the United States, American business magnate, investor, author, television personality, and politician, son of Fred TrumpIvana Trump (b. 1949), Czech athlete and model, ex-wife of Donald TrumpDonald Trump Jr. (b. 1977), American businessman, son of Donald and Ivana TrumpIvanka Trump (b. 1981), American businesswoman, author and former model, daughter of Donald and Ivana TrumpEric Trump (b. 1984), American businessman and philanthropist, son of Donald and Ivana TrumpMarla Maples (b. 1963), actress and television personality, ex-wife of Donald TrumpTiffany Trump (b. 1993), heiress, singer, internet celebrity, and model, daughter of Donald and Marla TrumpMelania Trump (b. 1970), Slovenian model and businesswoman, wife of Donald Trump and First Lady of the United StatesBarron Trump (b. 2006)John G. Trump (1907–1985), American high-voltage engineer and physicist, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Trump, uncle of Donald TrumpGeorg Trump (1891–1965), Nazi official, German Press Attaché to Switzerland, 1940–44Georg Trump (1896–1985), German graphic, typeface, and postage stamp designerHarvey Trump (b. 1968), English cricketerJudd Trump (b. 1989), English snooker playerWalter Trump, German mathematicianWilliam Trump (1923–2009), USCG hero and namesake of the USCGC William TrumpKelly Trump (b. August 27, 1970 as Nicole Heyka), German pornographic actress