Tickle Family History

Tickle Surname Meaning

English (Lancashire and Cheshire): habitational name from Tickhill in South Yorkshire so named from the Old English personal name or byname Tica (of uncertain origin) or ticce(n) ‘kid’ + hyll ‘hill’.

Perhaps also from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Tikel (Old English Ticol perhaps a pet form of Tica).

Probably an altered form of German Tickel from a pet form of Dick from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with Old High German diot ‘people’.

(see for example Dietrich).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mickle, Pickle, Tipple, Tice, Tinkle, Tintle, Rickles, Finkle, Huckle, Stickler

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2K	Immigration Records
25K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Tickle family from?

You can see how Tickle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tickle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tickle families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 17 Tickle families living in Ontario. This was about 65% of all the recorded Tickle's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Tickle families in 1911.

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What did your Tickle ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Labourer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Tickle.

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What is the average Tickle lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Tickle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Tickle in 1952 was 39, and 75 in 2004.

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Tickle Surname Meaning

Perhaps also from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Tikel (Old English Ticol perhaps a pet form of Tica).

Probably an altered form of German Tickel from a pet form of Dick from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with Old High German diot ‘people’.

(see for example Dietrich).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Tickle family from?

What did your Tickle ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Labourer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Tickle.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Labourer

100%

What Tickle family records will you find?

What is the average Tickle lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Tickle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Tickle in 1952 was 39, and 75 in 2004.

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Tickle Surname Meaning

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