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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Till, Til, Thill, Tille, Tile, Thille, Tiller, Tillert, Thiller and many more.

First found in Austria, where the name became noted for its many branches within the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied and enrolled by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. Chronicles first mention Hans Tiller of Fuessen in the Allgaeu region in 1524, and Onimuss Tiller aus dem Tyll from the same region in 1580.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Till research. Another 234 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1753 and 1795 are included under the topic Early Till History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 33 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Till Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Till Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Daniel Till, who arrived in Virginia in 1655

Till Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Rosamond Till, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1700
  • Alixander Till, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729
  • Alexander Till, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1729
  • Niclaus Till, who landed in Carolina in 1736
  • Niclaus Till, his wife Anna Maria During, and their six children, who settled in Carolina in 1737


Till Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Peter Till, aged 21, arrived in New York, NY in 1849

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  • Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till (1941-1955), African-American teenager from Chicago, Illinois whose murder energized the American Civil Rights Movement
  • James Edgar Till OC, O.Ont, FRSC (b. 1931), Canadian biophysicist
  • John Till (b. 1945), Canadian musician
  • Peter Till (b. 1985), English footballer


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The Till Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Till 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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