Tulk History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

The Tulk surname comes the name of a place called Tulloch, on the Firth of Cromarty. The place name comes from the Gaelic word "tulach," meaning a "hillock." Tulk is classed as a habitation surname, as it derived from an existing place name.

Early Origins of the Tulk family

The surname Tulk was first found in Ross-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois) a former county, now part of the Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles in Northern Scotland, which emerged from the Gaelic lordship of the Earl of Ross, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, whereas the Tullos variant is from the area of Torry, a suburb of Aberdeen and takes its name from the Vale of Tullos which lies between Tullos Hill and Torry Hill.

Early History of the Tulk family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tulk research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1364, 1380, 1411, 1418, 1422, 1460, 1461, 1470, 1477, 1482, 1639, 1649, 1669, 1678 and 1689 are included under the topic Early Tulk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tulk Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tulloch, Tullo, Tulloh, Tullack, Tullagh and others.

Early Notables of the Tulk family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Thomas Tulloch (d. 1460), Scottish prelate, Bishop of Ross, Archdeacon of Caithness; Thomas de Tulloch, Scottish prelate, Bishop of...
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Tulk Ranking

In Newfoundland, Canada, the name Tulk is the 167^th most popular surname with an estimated 236 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Tulk family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Tullagh, who settled in Virginia in 1684; John and Janet Tulloch, who arrived in Savannah, GA with their five children in 1775; Andrew Tulloch, who settled in Philadelphia in 1799.

Contemporary Notables of the name Tulk (post 1700) +

Augustus Henry Tulk (1810-1873), English-born, Australian 1st librarian of the State Library of Victoria, son of Charles Augustus Tulk
Derek Thomas Tulk (1934-2023), English first-class cricketer, born in Southampton
Charles Augustus Tulk (1786-1849), English Swedenborgian and politician, born at Richmond, Surrey 2
Beaton Tulk (b. 1944), Newfoundland educator, civil servant, politician, the 7th Premier of Newfoundland (2000-2001)

Citations +

The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2019