Tunis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Tunis family
The surname Tunis was first found in Northumberland where the first record of the family was listed as John filius Tunnoc in 1106 in Hodgson's History of Northumberland. The family "remains as Tunnock in that district still." 1 Hodgson's History of Northumberland also lists William filius Tunnok as residing there in 1250.
Further to the north in the same era, "William Tunnoc witnessed a charter by William de Horuirden to the Abbey of Kelso between 1160-1200, and c. 1237 Adam Tunnoc witnessed a charter of resignation of land in Kelso. " 2
Other early records of the family include: Gilbertus filius Tunny listed in 1219 in the Assize Rolls of Yorkshire; Simon Tunnie, listed in 1327 in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire; and an Alan filius Tunnoc listed in the 12th century in the Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis. 3
Early History of the Tunis family
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Tunis Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tunock, Tunnoch, Tunno, Tunna, Tunnock, Tunnoc and many more.
Early Notables of the Tunis family
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Tunis migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Tunis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Baron DeLa Marena De Tunis, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 4
- A Tunis, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 4
- Anna Tunis, aged 40, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 4
Contemporary Notables of the name Tunis (post 1700) +
- Tunis Schenck, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County, 1814-15, 1818-20 5
- Tunis Quick (1797-1883), American politician, Member of Indiana State House of Representatives, 1840-42; Defeated, 1842 6
- Tunis V. P. Talmage, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1875-76 7
- Tunis C. Judd, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Delaware County, 1928 8
- Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven (b. 1893), American Democratic Party politician 9
- Tunis Kuyper, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Orange County, 1777-78 10
Citations +
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- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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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