| ![Show Contents]() Tea History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Tea familyThe surname Tea was first found in Nottingham where they were known as the Barons Tyes and even before the Conquest were a family great significance in that shire and in the county of Rutland. However, one of the first records of the name was found much further to the south at Mousehole in Cornwall. "This place, which is also called Port Enys, is situated on the western shore of Mount's bay in the English Channel; and though at present only a large fishing-village, was formerly of considerable importance. In 1293, Henry de Tyes obtained for it the grant of a market on Tuesday, to which was afterwards added a fair on the festival of St. Barnabas." 1 In the reign of Edward I. the manor of Alwarton in the parish of Madern, Cornwall belonged to the baronial family of Tyes, from whom it passed by female heirs successively to the Lisles and Berkeleys. 2 Over in the town of Penzance, "a fort was built by one of the family of Tyes, in whose manor of Alwarton the town now stands. It was one of this family who obtained a market for Mousehole in the reign of Edward I. Yet the existence of this fort is only known from the name of its site, and from the aspect of the site itself. So early as 1292 a market was procured for it by Henry de Tyes; this was then held on Tuesdays, and to this was added a fair for three days, held on the festival of St. Barnabas." 2 Early History of the Tea familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tea research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1299, 1313, 1321, 1324, 1342, 1350, 1505, 1572, 1620 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Tea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tea Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tye, Tee, Tyes, Tigh and others. Early Notables of the Tea familyNotables of the family at this time include Christopher Tye (c.1505-c.1572), an English composer and organist; and Robert Tighe (died 1620), an English cleric and linguist, Archdeacon of...
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tea Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tea RankingIn the United States, the name Tea is the 15,973rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 However, in France, the name Tea is ranked the 9,360th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Tea family to Ireland
Some of the Tea family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 42 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Tea migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Tea Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Arthur Tea, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 5
| Tea migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Tea Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tea (post 1700) | + |
- Tea Falco (b. 1986), Italian multiple award winning actress, known for Me and You (2012), Sotto una buona stella (2014) and La solita commedia: Inferno (2015)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
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