Tydings Family History

Tydings Surname Meaning

Irish: adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuaruis(c) an altered form of Ó hUarghuis ‘descendant of Uarghus’ a personal name meaning ‘cold choice’ but misunderstood as containing t(h)uaruisc ‘news’ and translated into English as ‘tidings’.

Ó hUarghuis has also been mistranslated as Waters and Caldwell being wrongly taken as Ó Fuaruisce ‘son of cold water’. This name is very rare in Ireland.

English: probably from Middle English tiding singular or plural ‘(good) news information’. This surname is very rare in Britain.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Iddings, Levings, Eddings, Lovings, Thwing, Eding, Goings, Headings, Giddings, Rings

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1K	Military Records
280	Immigration Records
2K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Tydings family from?

You can see how Tydings families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tydings family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Tydings families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 6 Tydings families living in Lancashire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Tydings's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Tydings families in 1891.

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What did your Tydings ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Tydings. 27% of Tydings men worked as a Laborer and 40% of Tydings women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Tydings were Clerk and General housework.

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Laborer

27%

Salesman

24%

Farmer

12%

Clerk

Stenographer

40%

Maid

20%

Salesman

20%

General housework

20%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 280 immigration records available for the last name Tydings. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1K military records available for the last name Tydings. For the veterans among your Tydings ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tydings lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Tydings life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Tydings in 1963 was 80, and 83 in 2004.

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Tydings Surname Meaning

Ó hUarghuis has also been mistranslated as Waters and Caldwell being wrongly taken as Ó Fuaruisce ‘son of cold water’. This name is very rare in Ireland.

English: probably from Middle English tiding singular or plural ‘(good) news information’. This surname is very rare in Britain.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Tydings family from?

What did your Tydings ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

27%

Salesman

24%

Farmer

12%

Clerk

Stenographer

40%

Maid

20%

Salesman

20%

General housework

20%

What Tydings family records will you find?

What is the average Tydings lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Tydings life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Tydings in 1963 was 80, and 83 in 2004.

Tydings Family History

Tydings Surname Meaning

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Where is the Tydings family from?

What did your Tydings ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

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Military Records

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