The Tindall surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,802 people carried this name — #5,146 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,300 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,450 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Tindall surname

An English topographical surname for someone who lived in the valley of the River Tyne.

Variant of Tynedale.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Tindall» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Tynedale’.

An early record he cites: William de Tyndale, Northumberland, 1291–92 (20 Edward I) — Placita de Quo Warranto.

His entry covers Tindal, Tindall, Tindale, Tindell, Tindle and Tindel.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 753 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Tindall was found among the farmers of 3 counties.

It was most frequent in Durham: 24 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 417. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Tindall, Tindale and Tyndal.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Durham 24
Yorkshire, North and East Ridings 24
Lincolnshire 10

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Tindall in American newspapers,
1900–1925.

Newspaper page from The Bismarck Tribune carrying the name Tindall
The Bismarck Tribune 1925-08-27
Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Tindall
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1911-11-09
Newspaper page from La Junta Tribune carrying the name Tindall
La Junta Tribune 1900-05-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,232 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tindall in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1990s.

12,400 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tindall. The most, 2,061, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 7,539
Queensland 1,417
Western Australia 1,334
Victoria 1,166
South Australia 644
Tasmania 170
Northern Territory 56
ACT (Canberra) 47

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tindall.

Who carried it

People named Tindall,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sarah Tindall d. 1864
  • Humphrey Tindall 1511–
  • Deane Tindall 1587–
  • Henry Tindall 1615–
  • Lucy Tindall 1639–
  • Albert Alfred Tindall 1840–1931 · publisher

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tindall,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States433 records

433 records of the Tindall name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 218
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 92
  • Other U.S. records 123
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Sylvester J. Tindall

    Born 1904 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; janitor from Greene County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bruce Garland Tindall

    Born 1943; from Pittsview, Alabama. U.S. Army, armor crewman; killed in action 1970 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Tindall

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the New York from Liverpool, aged 21; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 433 records for Tindall in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia366 records

366 records of the Tindall name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 238
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 34
  • Other Australian records 94
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Tindall

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Coromandel, sailing from Sheerness in 1838. Native of Edinburgh, Midlothian. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1844.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hugh Tindall

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Africa, aged 35; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lancelot W. Tindall

    Barman of Richmond, Victoria; died 1935.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 366 records for Tindall in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand37 records

37 records of the Tindall name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 34
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 2
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry Tindall

    Died 1920, aged 38; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Leslie Arthur Tindall

    Born 1920, died 1987; ashes interred at Kaiapoi Public Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Tindall

    Died 1940, aged 59; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Tindall in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom26 records

26 records of the Tindall name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 16
  • Stirling Council burial records 5
  • Other British records 5
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Robert Tindall

    Born 1885 at Fraserburgh. Served in the First World War. Named in the University of Aberdeen roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eunice Tindall

    Died 1974, aged 37; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Tindall

    Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Tindall in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Tindall name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 10
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robt Tindall

    Came to Ontario in 1875 aboard the Peruvian, landing at Portland, bound for Meaford, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Andrew Tindall

    Died 1996, aged 70; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ellen Tindall

    Buried in 1969 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 21 records for Tindall in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands7 records

7 records of the Tindall name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 5
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieter Tindall

    Married in 1896 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Emma Tindall

    Married in 1901 in Dordrecht.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Tindall

    In the population register of Utrecht; born 1793 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Tindall in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Tindall name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie-Jose Rolande Tindall

    Born 1952 in Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais); died 1998 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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