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

Tindall, 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 Tindall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tindall in America

Tindall is the 5146th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tindall surname appeared 6,802 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Tindall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tindall 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 Tindall

The surname Tindall is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "tind" meaning "projecting point" and "halh" meaning "a nook or corner of land". It originally referred to someone who lived near a prominent hill or peak.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tindall can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Tindehale". This suggests the name was already established in parts of England by the late 11th century.

During the Middle Ages, the surname was predominantly found in the northern counties of Yorkshire, Durham, and Northumberland, indicating these were likely the original homelands of the Tindall family. Variations in spelling included Tyndall, Tyndal, Tindell, and Tindill.

Notable early bearers of the name include Richard de Tyndall, recorded in Yorkshire in 1379, and John Tyndall, a 16th century Protestant reformer and scholar from Gloucestershire.

In the 17th century, Matthew Tindall (1657-1733) was an English freethinker and controversial writer who argued for religious tolerance. His works influenced later Deist thinkers.

The name Tindall is also associated with several place names in England, such as Tindall Fell in Westmorland and Tindall Green in Suffolk, reinforcing its geographic origins.

Other historical figures bearing this surname include Sir Nicholas Tindal (1687-1774), an English jurist and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and John Tyndall (1820-1893), a prominent British scientist who made important discoveries in the fields of physics and glaciology.

Tyndall Glacier in Chile and the crater Tyndall on the moon are named after the latter, illustrating the lasting impact of certain Tindall individuals throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tindall

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

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 Tindall 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 Tindall 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 Tindall was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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