Tyndall

The Noble Tribe of Tyndall represented here by Lord Curtis, Seneschal of Tyndall. The surname Tyndall originated in or near Tynedale, the valley of the river Tyne, or in a place called Tindale, in Cumberland. Tyndall is a local surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. There are a variety of types of local surnames, some of which include: topographic surnames, which could be given to a person who lived beside any physical feature, such as a hill, stream, church or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.