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This Tinkle surname derives from the Old English word tinklere, of uncertain origin. The name is generally thought to be of occupational origin for someone who mended of pots and pans. 1
The surname Tinkle was first found in London, where a Laurence Tinekere is in a listing from 1244-1246 in "The History of St. Bartholomew's Hospital." Roger le Tinkelere was listed in Yorkshire in 1268 and later, Thomas le Tindere was found in the Assize Rolls for Northumberland in 1279. The name is "characteristically northern, noted only in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumberland and Northumberland." 2
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Tinker, Tinkler, Tink, Tinke, Tyneker, Tynekar and many more.
Notables of this surname at this time include: Thomas Tinker (c. 1581-1620), one of the Pilgrims who made the voyage on the Mayflower. He was a wood-sawyer, and was granted citizenship in Leyden January 6, 1617. In the winter of 1620-1621, he...
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In the United States, the name Tinkle is the 15,321st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Tinker, his wife and their son, who arrived in Plymouth, MA, in 1620; aboard the "Mayflower," John Tinker, who arrived in Boston in 1635.