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Early Origins of the Twaddle family

The surname Twaddle was first found in Peebles-shire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, in the barony of Kilbucho. Even at this early date they also had branched in Northumberland and Cumberland.

Early History of the Twaddle family

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Twaddle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tweddell, Tweedale, Tweedle, Twedle, Twaddell, Twaddle and many more.

Early Notables of the Twaddle family

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United States Twaddle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Twaddle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Archibald Twaddle, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773
Twaddle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • William Twaddle, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 1
  • James Twaddle, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1876 1
  • Wm. Twaddle, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
  • Isabella Twaddle, aged 49, who settled in America from Durham, in 1895
Twaddle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Mrs J. Twaddle, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
  • William Twaddle, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1907
  • James A. Twaddle, aged 38, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1911
  • Jean Twaddle, aged 36, who settled in America from Hamilton, Scotland, in 1922
  • James Twaddle, aged 40, who landed in America from Johnstone, Scotland, in 1922
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Twaddle (post 1700) +

  • Andrew Twaddle, American Republican politician, Insurance business; Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Rocky Hill, 1939-42 2
  • Nathan Twaddle MNZM (b. 1976), New Zealand bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Kevin Twaddle (b. 1971), Scottish former professional footballer
  • Marc Ian Twaddle (b. 1986), Scottish professional footballer


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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