Tillbrooke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Tillbrooke family

The surname Tillbrooke was first found in Huntingdonshire at Tilbrook, a village and parish near Covington that dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Tilebroc. 1 2

Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Tilbrooke, held by William de Warrenne, a Norman Baron who was recorded in the Domesday Book. Tilbrook probably means "brook of a man called Tila," from the Old English personal name + "broc." 3

Tilbrook is now part of Cambridgeshire but was anciently also in Bedfordshire. One of the first records of the surname was William de Tilebroc who was listed in Huntingdonshire in 1200. Later, Alexander de Tilebrock was found in the Feet of Fines for Lincolnshire in 1245. London records show Henry de Tilbroke in 1340. 2 William de Tilbroc in Lincolnshire was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 4

Early History of the Tillbrooke family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tillbrooke research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1245 and 1340 are included under the topic Early Tillbrooke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tillbrooke Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tillbrooke, Tilebrook, Tilbrook, Tillbroke, Tillbrooke and many more.

Early Notables of the Tillbrooke family

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Migration of the Tillbrooke family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)