Tillock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

The Tillock 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." Tillock is classed as a habitation surname, as it derived from an existing place name.

Early Origins of the Tillock family

The surname Tillock 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 Tillock family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tillock 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 Tillock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tillock Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Tillock 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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Migration of the Tillock 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 Tillock (post 1700) +

Alexander Tillock (1759-1825), Scottish inventor of stereotyping, son of John Tilloch, a tobacco merchant and magistrate of Glasgow