Tells History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Tells

The surname Tells comes from the personal name Tello derived from the Latin "tellus" meaning "land" or "earth."

Early Origins of the Tells family

Early History of the Tells family

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Tells Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tellez, Talles, Tello, Tell, Tel, Telo, Teles and others.

Early Notables of the Tells family

Tello of Castile (1337-1370), born in Seville, the seventh of the ten illegitimate children of Alfonso XI of Castile and Eleanor of Guzman; Rodrigo Tellez de las Penas, who was born in Ubeda and became governor and chief Justice of Merida. Gabriel Tellez...
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Migration of the Tells family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan Tello and his family were among the first settlers of Spanish America, arriving in 1513. Francisca Tellez immigrated to Spanish America in 1528; and Garcia Tello to Venezuela in 1534. In 1536.