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

Tindle, 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 Tindle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tindle in America

Tindle is the 13727th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tindle surname appeared 2,205 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 Tindle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tindle 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 Tindle

The surname Tindle originated in England during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Old English word "tyndel," which means "a small piece of dry wood or kindling." This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who worked with wood, such as a forester or a woodcutter.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tindle can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1301, where a person named Robert Tyndell is listed. The surname also appears in various other historical records, such as the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire from the late 13th century, where a William Tyndel is mentioned.

During the 16th century, the surname Tindle was particularly prevalent in the counties of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire. It is believed that the name may have originated from the village of Tindall in Yorkshire, which was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Tindel."

Some notable individuals with the surname Tindle throughout history include:

1. John Tindle (c. 1580-1645), an English clergyman who served as the rector of Dry Drayton in Cambridgeshire.
2. William Tindle (1635-1705), a British merchant and landowner who acquired significant properties in Gloucestershire.
3. Elizabeth Tindle (1737-1809), an English author and poet, known for her collection of poems titled "Poetical Attempts" published in 1793.
4. Thomas Tindle (1805-1875), a British architect who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Church of St. Mary Moorfields.
5. Henry Tindle (1850-1918), a prominent English industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Tindle Newspaper Group, which published several regional newspapers in the United Kingdom.

The name Tindle has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Tindle End in Warwickshire, and Tindle Meadows in Nottinghamshire. Additionally, variations in spelling, such as Tindall, Tyndall, and Tindell, have been recorded throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tindle

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

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

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