Tellis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Tellis family

The surname Tellis was first found in Prussia and Denmark where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Tellis family

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Tellis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tillisch, Tillis, Tillish, Tillies, Tillich and others.

Early Notables of the Tellis family

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Tellis Ranking

the United States, the name Tellis is the 11,777^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Tellis migration to the United States +

Tellis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nicolas Tellis, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2

Sources +

"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)