Find out how popular the last name Tindal is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tindal.

Tindal, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tindal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tindal in America

Tindal is the 13824th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tindal surname appeared 2,187 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Tindal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tindal to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tindal

The surname Tindal originated in England in the 12th century. It derives from the Old English word 'tindel' meaning a bundle of wood or twigs, and was likely an occupational name for someone who gathered or sold kindling wood. The name is also related to the word 'tinder' which refers to materials used for starting fires.

Early spellings of the name included Tyndall, Tyndal, Tindell, Tyndell, and Tyndyll. One of the earliest known references to the name is found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, which mention a William Tindal.

The Tindal surname appears in several historical records from the 13th century onwards, such as the Hundred Rolls of 1273 which list a Roger Tindal in Cambridgeshire. The Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327 also record a John Tyndal.

In the 16th century, notable individuals with this surname include Matthew Tindal (1657-1733), an English philosopher and writer who published works on deism and free thought. Another prominent figure was Sir Nicholas Tindal (c.1687-1774), an English soldier and military writer who served as Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland.

The Tindal name has also been connected to various place names in England, such as Tindale in Northumberland and Tindale Fell in Cumbria, which may have influenced some variations of the spelling.

Other historical figures include Henry Tindal (c.1695-1771), an English translator and writer, and James Tindal (c.1655-1685), an English officer in the British Army who fought in the Monmouth Rebellion.

In the 19th century, Acton Tindal (1785-1846) was a notable English judge and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, while Charles Tindal (1789-1846) was an English soldier and Lieutenant-General in the British Army who served in the Napoleonic Wars.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tindal

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tindal.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tindal was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tindal has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tindal was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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