Tunstall Family History

Tunstall Surname Meaning

English (mainly Lancashire): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English tūn-stall ‘site of a farm farmstead’ notably Tunstall (Lancashire) and one or more of many Staffordshire places (Tunstall near Stoke on Trent Tunstall near Adbaston and four places called Dunstall).

It can also refer to Tunstall Farm in Mountfield (Sussex) and possibly also Tunstall (Durham, Kent, Norfolk, Shropshire, Suffolk, east and North Yorkshire) and Dunstall (Lincolnshire).

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

Similar surnames: Dunstan, Nuttall, Cundall, Udall, Benthall, Munsell, Minshall, Bonsall, Tindall, Hunstad

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5K	Military Records
3K	Immigration Records
35K	Census and Voter Lists
305K	Member Trees

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Where is the Tunstall family from?

You can see how Tunstall families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tunstall family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tunstall families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 615 Tunstall families living in Lancashire. This was about 35% of all the recorded Tunstall's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Tunstall families in 1891.

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What did your Tunstall ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Tunstall. 21% of Tunstall men worked as a General labourer and 70% of Tunstall women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Tunstall were Milk roundsman and Private means.

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

General labourer

21%

Dairy farmer

Bricklayer

Milk roundsman

Unpaid domestic duties

70%

Domestic duties

Unpaid domestic

Private means

What Tunstall family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 35K census records available for the last name Tunstall. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Tunstall census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Tunstall. 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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Military Records

There are 5K military records available for the last name Tunstall. For the veterans among your Tunstall ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tunstall lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Tunstall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Tunstall in 1942 was 30, and 70 in 2004.

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Tunstall Surname Meaning

It can also refer to Tunstall Farm in Mountfield (Sussex) and possibly also Tunstall (Durham, Kent, Norfolk, Shropshire, Suffolk, east and North Yorkshire) and Dunstall (Lincolnshire).

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

Where is the Tunstall family from?

What did your Tunstall 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.

General labourer

21%

Dairy farmer

Bricklayer

Milk roundsman

Unpaid domestic duties

70%

Domestic duties

Unpaid domestic

Private means

What Tunstall family records will you find?

What is the average Tunstall lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Tunstall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Tunstall in 1942 was 30, and 70 in 2004.

Tunstall Family History

Tunstall Surname Meaning

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Tunstall Surname Meaning

423,000 record(s) for Tunstall

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Where is the Tunstall family from?

What did your Tunstall ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Tunstall family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Tunstall lifespan?

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