Early Origins of the Thortherald family
The surname Thortherald was first found in
Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on
England that today forms part of the Dumfries and
Galloway Council Area, where they held a
family seat in the lands of Thorthorald. David is the first on record but conjecturally they are descended from a Norman noble who moved north about 1137 after the Norman Barons War against King Stephen of
England. King David of
Scotland granted these Norman nobles much of the land in southern
Scotland. David de Thorthald held a family seat there about 1215.
Early History of the Thortherald family
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Thortherald Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Thortharald, Thorthorwald, Thortherald, Thortharold, Thortherold, Tortharold, Torthorald, Torthorwald and many more.
Early Notables of the Thortherald family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Thortherald family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Philip Torthorald who landed in North America in 1735.