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This is a another wealthy French family. Trogoff doesn't seem to me a French name, perhaps our French readers will know more. They are a branch of the Trogoff family that we first see at the Château de la Giraudaye in 1918. We believe it is a brother's family, but we are not yet sure. The individuals in the photographare Patrick (age 17), Elie (age 6), Alain (age 21), Odile (age 11), Pierre (age 52), Yves (age 8), Noémie (age 45), Hervé (age 13), Charles (age 16), Guy (age 7), et Bernadette (age 20). More clearly liked sailor suits. This is a good illustration of the social class conventions. I'm not sure what Elie is wearing. Two boys wear standard sailor suits. Herve wears a rather destinctive outfits. I'm not sure if it is a sailor suit, but we have seem similar jackets being worn, mostly for formal occassions.
An American familiar with France offers some indsights, "I saw this question about the origins of Trogoff and I remembered when I was in Brittany that the name seemed familiar.
The French family name Trogoff has its origins in Brittany and is a locational name derived from Breton words. The name likely refers to a location associated with an important forge or smith. The name is derived from the Breton words 'treo', meaning 'parish' or 'hamlet', and 'goff', meaning 'blacksmith'. The name can be translated as 'the parish of the blacksmith' or 'the hamlet of the blacksmith'. he name is linked to a specific place called Trogoff. Geneanet suggests that the name designates someone originally from Trogoff, a hamlet in the Finistère department of Brittany (specifically in Plouégat-Moysan). The name is associated with a noble house in Brittany. The particle 'de' in 'de Trogoff' signifies a noble origin. Historical records and genealogical sites, such as Tudchentil.org, document the origins and genealogy of the Maison de Trogoff (House of Trogoff). Though the '-off' ending may seem Eastern European, particularly Russian or Jewish, the French name Trogoff is a distinct Breton name and is not a variant of names like Rogoff, which are of Eastern European Jewish origin.
Some family history sites may incorrectly list the French surname Trogoff with origins from Lithuania, likely due to confusion with the similarly spelled Eastern European Jewish name Rogov. However, the documentation for the Breton noble family is specific to France."
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