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Durdle Family Crest
Durdle Family Crest
Durdle

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Where did the English Durdle family come from? What is the English Durdle family crest and coat of arms? When did the Durdle family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Durdle family history?

The Durdle surname comes from the Old Norse personal name "þorkell," made up of the elements "þórr," or "Thor," name of the Scandinavian god of thunder and "ketill," meaning "a cauldron." In northern England, the name came directly via Scandinavian settlers, whereas in the South this name arrived with the Normans.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Turtle, Tuttle, Tuttall, Tuttell, Tuthill, Tottle, Tottehull, Tootell, Tuthall, Tothill, Toothill, Toutehill and many more.

First found in Essex where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Durdle research. Another 267 words(19 lines of text) covering the year 1649 is included under the topic Early Durdle History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Durdle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Durdle family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 175 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: George Tuthill who settled in Barbados in 1680 with his wife and servants; Henry Tuthill and his wife settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1637; John Tuthill settled in Long Island in 1630.

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The Durdle Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Durdle Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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