French: from Old French teil ‘lime tree’, ‘linden’ (Latin
tilia), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a
lime tree, or a habitational name from a place named Thil or Le Thil
(of the same origin), in northern France.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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