Hartle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Hartle

What does the name Hartle mean?

The Hartle surname is derived from the Old English words "heorot," which means "hart" and "hyll," meaning hill, and the surname no doubt comes from one of several places so named in England and Scotland. 1

Harthill, in Southern Yorkshire, was given to William de Warrenne in 1086, as part of his reward for his role in the Norman Conquest. There is also a Harthill in Cheshire and Derbyshire. 2

Early Origins of the Hartle family

The surname Hartle was first found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. One of the first records of the family was Ralph Hardel, who was Lord Mayor of London (1254-1257.)

Another source claims a different forename: "Richard Hardell was joint-sheriff of London and Middlesex: and from 1254 to 1257 Lord Mayor. " 3

"William Hardell was of Kent, and Robert Hardell of Buckinghamshire, in the reign of Ed. I. - Rotuli Hundredorum. At nearly the same date we find in Essex a Sir John Hardel, the husband of Lady Alice Beaumont, who had two daughters and coheirs: Helen, married to Sir William de Hareburgh: and Alice, the wife of William Fitz Warin, then Valectus, or gentleman of the Bedchamber, to Edward I. Robert Hardell occurs in the Norman Exchequer Rolls between 1198 and 1203." 3

Early History of the Hartle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hartle research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1167, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Hartle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hartle Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hartle family name include Harthill, Harthull, Hartgill, Hartgull, Harthall, Hartgall, Hartill, Hartull and many more.

Early Notables of the Hartle family

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Hartle Ranking

In the United States, the name Hartle is the 6,701^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4

Hartle migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hartle surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Hartle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ann Marie Hartle, aged 30, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 5

Hartle migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hartle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Barnabas Hartle U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 6
Mr. Christian Hartle U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 6
Mr. Johannes Hartle U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 6
Mr. John Hartle Jr., U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1786 6
Mr. John Hartle Sr., U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1786 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hartle (post 1700) +

Major-General Russell Peter Hartle (1889-1961), American Commanding General US Forces United Kingdom (1942-1943) 7

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 2 of 3
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, March 9) Russell Hartle. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Hartle/Russell_Peter/USA.html