Tiel Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

There is no single Tiel family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Meaning of the name

Tiel is a spelling of the German surname Thiel. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Thilo or Dietrich”.

How the spelling arose

Without the “h” of Thiel, Tiel is a simpler written form of the same name. Other spellings include Thiele and Thielen.

Get the complete Tiel report, with a museum-style coat of arms.