Tint History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Etymology of Tint

What does the name Tint mean?

Tint is a name that first reached England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Tint family lived in Somerset, at Tynte.

Early Origins of the Tint family

The surname Tint was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Wrexhall. Traditionally they are descended from the noble house of Arundel and it is said that a young knight of that house appeared on the field of the Battle of Ascalon in 1192 and so gallantly distinguished himself that King Richard Coeur de Lion praised the maiden knight who had borne himself so well as a Lion, with deeds equal to that of six Crusaders. The King granted to him the arms of a lion surrounded by six crosses. The family later enjoyed three or four centuries of influential west country life from their seat in Somerset.

Early History of the Tint family

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Tint Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Tint are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Tint include Tint, Tinte, Tynte, Tynt and others.

Early Notables of the Tint family

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Migration of the Tint family to Ireland

Some of the Tint family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tint migration to the United States +

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Tint, or a variant listed above:

Tint Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Tint who landed in North America in 1774

Tint Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Madelaine Tint, aged 41, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 1

Sources +

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)