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Early Origins of the Tule family

The surname Tule was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the names Toli, Thole, Tholi all appear. 1

Later in Lincolnshire, Reginaldus filius Toli or Tuly was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1214 and Richard Toly was listed at St. Thomas, Staffordshire c. 1150. The Pipe Rolls for Northumberland list Peter Toli as holding lands there in 1155. 2

Early History of the Tule family

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Tule Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Toli, Tooley, Toolly, Tooly, Thole, Tholi, Tulegh, Tuley, Twoley, Tuliegh and many more.

Early Notables of the Tule family

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United States Tule migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tule Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Mary Tule, who landed in Maryland in 1663 3
Tule Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Godfried Tule, who arrived in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1763 3
Tule Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Christian Tule, aged 37, who landed in New York in 1812 3


  1. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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