The Tunstall surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,859 people carried this name — #8,527 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,602 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Tunstall surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Tunstall» (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 Tunstall’.

An early record he cites: Hugh de Tonstalle, Kent, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Tunstall and Tunstill.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 769 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 64 people named Tunstall live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 49
City of Buenos Aires 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Tunstall in American newspapers,
1896–1909.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Tunstall
The Topeka State Journal 1902-04-12
Newspaper page from Foster's Daily Democrat carrying the name Tunstall
Foster's Daily Democrat 1896-01-29
Newspaper page from The Gold Leaf carrying the name Tunstall
The Gold Leaf 1909-12-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,195 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tunstall in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

4,802 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tunstall. The most, 1,599, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 3,109
Western Australia 503
South Australia 357
Victoria 337
New South Wales 308
ACT (Canberra) 102
Tasmania 62

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

Who carried it

People named Tunstall,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cuthbert Tunstall
    Cuthbert Tunstall 1474–1559 · bishop
  • Cuthbert Constable
    Cuthbert Constable 1680–1746 · writer
  • Marmaduke Tunstall
    Marmaduke Tunstall 1743–1790 · ornithologist
  • Kate E Tunstall d. 1999 · researcher
  • Ralph de Tunstall Sneyd d. 1947 · antiquarian
  • Catherine Tunstall d. 1807

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tunstall,
in the records of 4 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 States267 records

267 records of the Tunstall name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 123
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 42
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Connie Tunstall

    Born 1916 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Jefferson Barracks 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 Adolph Tunstall

    Born 1930; from Marshall County, Mississippi. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

    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 Austin Tunstall

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the City of Paris from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; laborer. From England; bound for Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 267 records for Tunstall 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, 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).

Australia134 records

134 records of the Tunstall name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 40
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 38
  • Tasmanian Names Index 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 19
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  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 Samuel Tunstall

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Royal Sovereign, arriving 1835; ticket of leave 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Simon Tunstall

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Fanny, aged 2; Canadian.

    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 Winifred Amy Tunstall

    Gentlewoman of Alphington, Victoria; died 1974.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 134 records for Tunstall 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). 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).

United Kingdom15 records

15 records of the Tunstall name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Stirling Council burial records 5
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William R. Tunstall

    Died 1989, aged 50; buried at Thornhill Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frances Tunstall

    Buried in 1807 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 19.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. 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 W. Tunstall

    Lance Corporal, Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 15 records for Tunstall 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. · 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: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Tunstall name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Marmaduke Christie Tunstall

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Francis Allaby Tunstall

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Stanley Tunstall

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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