Timmay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Timmay

What does the name Timmay mean?

The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Timmay came from the Old English personal name Tima or the Old German forename Thiemmo. Contrary to some popular theories, Timmay is not derived from Timothy, since that name was not introduced in England until after the Restoration.

Early Origins of the Timmay family

The surname Timmay was first found in Kent where they held a family seat from ancient times before the Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Timmay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Timmay research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1620 is included under the topic Early Timmay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Timmay Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Timmay family name include Timms, Timm, Tymms, Times and others.

Early Notables of the Timmay family

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Migration of the Timmay family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Timmay surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Thomas Tims, who settled in Boston in 1715; Andrew Timm, who settled in Philadelphia in 1856; and Elizabeth Tims, who settled in America in 1744.