Tadlock History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Tadlock familyThe surname Tadlock was first found in Cambridgeshire at Tadlow, a civil parish and village in the union of Caxton and Arrington, hundred of Armingford. 1 There are scant records of the name but the first on record was Roysia de Tadelowe who was listed in Cambridgeshire in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 2 3 At this time the surname was also spelt Tadloo. The first record of the place name dates back to c. 1080 when it was first listed as Tadeslaue which would point towards a Saxon heritage. Just eight years later, the place name was listed as Tadelai in the Domesday Book of 1086. 4 Literally the place name means "tumulus (burial ground) of a man called Tada," from the Old English personal name + "hlaw." 5 Early History of the Tadlock familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tadlock research. Another 153 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1167, 1195, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1563 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Tadlock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tadlock Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Tadlock have been found, including Tadlow, Tadlowe, Tadloe, Tadlo, Tedlow, Tedloe, Tedlo, Tadlowe, Dadlow and many more. Early Notables of the Tadlock familyMore information is included under the topic Early Tadlock Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tadlock RankingIn the United States, the name Tadlock is the 10,148th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6 Migration of the Tadlock familyFamilies began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Tadlock, or a variant listed above: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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