Tallis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Tallis family

The surname Tallis was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Tallis family

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Tallis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Taillepied, Taillepaid, Taillemitte, Taipied, Taimidt, Taipale, Taillepaile and many more.

Early Notables of the Tallis family

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Tallis migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tallis Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Tallis, who landed in Maryland in 1672 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Tallis (post 1700) +

Gorden James Tallis (b. 1973), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
John Tallis (1815-1876), English cartographic publisher
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), English composer, considered among the best of England's early composers

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)