The tingley Surname
tingley Name Meaning and History
- Altered spelling of German Dingle.
- Possibly an altered spelling of North German Tüngler, a habitational name for someone from Tunglen near Oldenburg (Lower Saxony); or alternatively a topographic name for someone living on a tongue-shaped piece of land, from Middle Low German tungle ‘tongue’.
- English: habitational name, possibly from Tingley in West Yorkshire, named from Old English þing ‘meeting’, ‘assembly’ + hlaw ‘mound’. However, this is a predominantly southern name, associated chiefly with Sussex and Kent, which suggests that a different, unidentified source may be involved.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Looking for John Oliver Tingley Jr. from Montana my father | BIRTH NAME IS JOHN HAROLD TINGLEY LOOKING FOR MAY DAD JOHN OLIVER TINGLEY JR OF MONTANA | 1 |
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| Sarah Ann Tingley/Ira/Thomas/Jacob/Ebenezer Tingley/NJ | Belinda Brusch | 9 |
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| Frank S Tingley from PA born April 1844 or April 1845 married Hilah |
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| Family History | Wayne Allen Tingley | 1 |
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| Mary Angeline Tingley |
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| Robert S. Tingley, b. 1870, Choteau County, MT--Bio | Carole | 0 |
| Maiden name of Christopher LeValley's wife | Paul LeValley | 0 |
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