Tulloss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Tulloss

What does the name Tulloss mean?

The Tulloss 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." Tulloss is classed as a habitation surname, as it derived from an existing place name.

Early Origins of the Tulloss family

The surname Tulloss 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 Tulloss family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tulloss 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 Tulloss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tulloss Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Tulloss family

Thomas Tulloch (d. 1460), Scottish prelate, Bishop of Ross, Archdeacon of Caithness; Thomas de Tulloch, Scottish prelate, Bishop of Orkney (1418-1461); and William de Tulloch (died 1482)...
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Migration of the Tulloss family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Tullagh, who settled in Virginia in 1684; John and Janet Tulloch, who arrived in Savannah, GA with their five children in 1775; Andrew Tulloch, who settled in Philadelphia in 1799.