Heraldry and the Tindle Surname

Ancestors listed as Tindle are often found as Tindall a generation earlier. Read literally, Tindle points to “One who came from Tindale (fort in fertile upland region), in Cumberland”.

Heraldry and the Tindle name

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Tindle and Tindall

Records show Tindle as one of the forms Tindall took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Tindal, Tindill and Tyndale.

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