Tunner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Throughout history, very few Irish surnames have exclusively maintained their original forms. Before being translated into English, Tunner appeared as Ó Tomhrair. The surname Tunner is derived from the Norse forename Tomar, which was the name of a Scandinavian king of Dublin during the 10th century. Nevertheless, the Tunner family is distinctly Gaelic. It was common practice for Irish men who married women of Norse stock to baptize their children by a Norse name.

Early Origins of the Tunner family

The surname Tunner was first found in Derry, where they were anciently descended from the Cenel Eoghain (the Clann Owen) which had held lands in Tyrone and Derry for over a thousand years.

Early History of the Tunner family

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Tunner Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Tunner dating from that time include Toner,Tonry and others.

Early Notables of the Tunner family

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Migration of the Tunner family

Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Tunner: Arthur Toner, who was naturalized in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1810; Bryant Toner, who was listed as a British Alien in the United States during the War of 1812.

Contemporary Notables of the name Tunner (post 1700) +

John Tunner Rubery (1849-1920), English co-founder with his two brothers Samuel and Thomas (1856-1925) of Rubery Owen, a British engineering company at Darlaston, West Midlands in 1884