Twaddell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Twaddell family

The surname Twaddell was first found in Peebles-shire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, in the barony of Kilbucho. Even at this early date they also had branched in Northumberland and Cumberland.

Early History of the Twaddell family

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Twaddell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tweddell, Tweedale, Tweedle, Twedle, Twaddell, Twaddle and many more.

Early Notables of the Twaddell family

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Migration of the Twaddell family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Archibald Twaddle arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773; John Tweddell arrived in Philadelphia in 1846; Robert Twedle arrived in Pennsylvania in 1838; George Tweedall settled in Philadelphia in 1878.

Contemporary Notables of the name Twaddell (post 1700) +

William H. Twaddell (b. 1941), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania, 1988; Nigeria, 1997-2000 1
Gerald Twaddell, American educator

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html