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Tillinghast Family History

Tillinghast Surname Meaning

English (Middlesex): habitational name from Tillinghurst in Sussex. The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Titta + Old English connective -ing- or the Old English groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + hyrst ‘hillock copse’ meaning ‘the copse associated with Titta’ or ‘the copse of Titta's people’.

This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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


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You can see how Tillinghast families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tillinghast family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Tillinghast families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 19 Tillinghast families living in London. This was about 83% of all the recorded Tillinghast's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Tillinghast families in 1891.
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What did your Tillinghast ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Tillinghast. 100% of Tillinghast women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Tillinghast life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Tillinghast in 1958 was 44, and 82 in 2004.

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