The tull Surname
tull Name Meaning and History
- English: of uncertain origin, possibly from an unrecorded late survival of the Old English personal name Tula.
- South German (Tüll): from a nickname for someone who was patient, from Middle High German dult ‘patience’; or from a personal name formed with the same word; or from Middle High German tult, dult ‘fair’, ‘festival’ (Bavarian Dult).
- South German: nickname for a stubborn man, Tull.
- Altered spelling of German Toll.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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