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The surname Toothil was first found in various counties throughout Britain. "This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Totehill,' i.e. the look-out hill. Many spots are so called in all parts of England. A hill with a good outlook against an enemy's approach. " 1 2
Today Tothill is a parish, in the union of Louth, Marsh division of the hundred of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, in Lincolnshire. "This place is said to take its name from a very high round hill in the parish, called Toote Hill. " 3
The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed: Custance Totel in Cambridgeshire, 1273; and Roger Tothull in Oxfordshire at that time. Later the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed: Johannes de Totehill; Willelmus de Totehill; Johannes de Tutill; Agnes filius Thome de Totehil; and John de Totehill. 1
But we must look to Warwickshire for the earliest record of the family. For it is there that Gilbert de Totehille was listed as a Knights Templar in 1185. 4
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Toothil research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1553, 1594, 1649, 1671, 1688, 1693, 1697, 1737, 1739, 1742 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Toothil History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Toothill, Totehill, Tottehull, Toutehill and others.
Notables of this surname at this time include: Hugh Tootell (1671-1743), an English Catholic historian who commonly used the pseudonym Charles Dodd. Born in Lancashire, he was educated at the English College, Douay (1688-1693), and at St Gregory's Seminary, Paris (1693-1697.) After many years of hard work, he completed the "Church History" in three folio volumes published in 1737, 1739, and 1742 at...
Another 62 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Toothil Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mrs Tothill and her husband settled in Barbados in 1680 with a child and servant; Alfred Tothill arrived in Philadelphia in 1685; Waring Tothill arrived in Philadelphia in 1855.