Meaning:
Its source is O Troighthigh, an Irish Gaelic name meaning "Foot soldier."
Narrative:
It was a surname given to those who migrated to England from the French city of Troyes after the Norman conquest of 1066. It may also be an English version of the Irish Gaelic surname O Troighthigh, meaning ''Descendant of the footsoldier.''
In addition, this name is identified with the besieged city of Homer's ancient Greek epic The Iliad.
