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Drumpf (alternately Drumpft), also spelled as Trumpf, is a German surname that dates back to the 16th century. [1] It is most commonly known as the likely predecessor to the family name of Donald Trump , 45th president and 47th president of the United States .
According to Kallstadt's transportation association, "Drumpf" was the original spelling of the family's surname but that it had already been changed to "Trump" before this spelling was recorded in the population register produced by the French annexation of the Left Bank of the Rhine (from 1798 to 1814). [32]
Trump is a surname of English and German origin: a German surname, possibly from a word for "drum". [1] It is notable as the surname of Donald Trump [2] who is the president of the United States. It has an older presence in the United States via the 18th-century Amish migration from the Palatinate to Pennsylvania.
The last name Trump is on record in Kallstadt since the 18th century. [30] Journalist Kate Connolly, visiting Kallstadt, found several variations in spelling of the surname in the village archives, including Drumb, Tromb, Tromp, Trum, Trumpff, and Dromb.
Reviews of the segment itself were mixed: some praised the segment for being funny and informational, but others criticized Oliver for the possible xenophobic undertones attached to mocking the "Drumpf" surname. Oliver stopped using the name "Drumpf" in subsequent segments, saying the joke "went out of hand".
Frederick Christ Trump Sr. (October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was an American real-estate developer and businessman. He was the father of the 45th and 47th U.S. president, Donald Trump.
The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire is a 2000 biographical book written by Gwenda Blair, an adjunct professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, [1] about three generations of the Trump family, starting with Friedrich Trump (1869–1918) who immigrated to the United States in 1885 from Kingdom of Bavaria (now in Germany), [1]: 28 then Fred Trump (1905–1999 ...
Elisabeth Christ was born in Kallstadt, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire, the daughter of Philipp Christ and Anna Maria (née Anthon). [1] [2] Her father was a descendant of Johannes Christ (1626–1688/9) of Flörsheim, Hesse through his father and of organ builder Johann Michael Hartung (1708–1763) through his mother.