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Early Origins of the Titherington family

The surname Titherington was first found in Cheshire at Titherington, a township in the parish of Prestbury. [1]

It is generally thought the place name dates back to the Domesday Book for Wiltshire where it was listed as Tidrentune. By the 13th and 14th centyury, the township was also known as Tyderinton and Tyderington. [2]

One of the first record of the family was Jordan de Tyderinton who was listed here in 1250. Later in Yorkshire, William de Tyveryngton was listed as a Freeman of York, 11 Edward II (during the eleventh year of King Edward II's reign.) and later, John de Tyderynton was vicar of Sandback in 1356. [1]

Early History of the Titherington family

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Titherington Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Titherington, Titterington, Tydrington, Titrington, Tittrington and many more.

Early Notables of the Titherington family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Titherington family of Cheshire

Migration of the Titherington family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Titherington (post 1700) +

  • Ian Titherington (b. 1966), Welsh politician, member of Plaid Cymru


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print


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