Tullagh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland

The Tullagh surname comes the name of a place called Tulloch, on the Firth of Cromarty. The place name comes from the Gaelic word "tulach," meaning a "hillock." Tullagh is classed as a habitation surname, as it derived from an existing place name.

Early Origins of the Tullagh family

The surname Tullagh was first found in Ross-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois) a former county, now part of the Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles in Northern Scotland, which emerged from the Gaelic lordship of the Earl of Ross, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, whereas the Tullos variant is from the area of Torry, a suburb of Aberdeen and takes its name from the Vale of Tullos which lies between Tullos Hill and Torry Hill.

Early History of the Tullagh family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tullagh research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1364, 1380, 1411, 1418, 1422, 1460, 1461, 1470, 1477, 1482, 1639, 1649, 1669, 1678 and 1689 are included under the topic Early Tullagh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tullagh Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tulloch, Tullo, Tulloh, Tullack, Tullagh and others.

Early Notables of the Tullagh family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Thomas Tulloch (d. 1460), Scottish prelate, Bishop of Ross, Archdeacon of Caithness; Thomas de Tulloch, Scottish prelate, Bishop of...
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Tullagh migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tullagh Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Tullagh, who settled in Virginia in 1684
James Tullagh, who arrived in Virginia in 1698 1

Citations +

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)