Titty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Titty family

The surname Titty was first found in Hampshire where Edwin Totti was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1200. Later, Robert Totty was registered in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1327 and Thomas Totty was found in the Feet of Fines for Warwickshire 1415-1416. 1

Conjecturally, they are descended from one of the earliest records of a formal name when a grant was made by Wulfhere, King of the Mercians in 674. Included as his witnesses to the grant was Bishop Totta (Tota), (d. c. 786) Bishop of Selsey, the second most senior ecclesiastic in his kingdom. Evidence of the age of this surname is endorsed by the absolute simplicity of the Coat of Arms of the family.

The name denotes a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Tota, Totta which are pet forms of one of the Torht- (Old English torht, glorious) names. 2

While Hampshire was the first record of the family, according to early rolls, Yorkshire proved to be a stronghold later. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included: Beatrix Totty; Willelmus Totty; Johannes Totty; and Robertus Thotte. 3

Early History of the Titty family

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Titty Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tottie, Totty, Toty, Totie, Totye, Totta, Tottye and others.

Early Notables of the Titty family

Distinguished members of the family include Elizabeth Tottie of Eccleshall; and James Tutty (or Tuttey) of Brenchley, Kent. He was one of the English Protestant martyrs, better known as one...
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Titty migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Titty Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ann Titty, who landed in Virginia in 1699 4

Titty Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anne Titty, who arrived in Virginia in 1716 4

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)