Theal Family History
Theal Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English thele ‘plank or board’ referring to a footbridge or path formed with planks or boards (Old English thel). The surname may also be from a place called with this word such as Theale Farm in Slinfold (Sussex) Theale (in Berkshire and Somerset) or Stanstead Saint Margarets (Hertfordshire). The latter was recorded alternatively throughout the medieval period as Thele.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022