Where Does the Tyldsley Surname Come From?

Behind the Tyldsley surname stands Tyldesley, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Its meaning, shared with Tyldesley, is “from Tyldesley, near Wigan”.

Other spellings include Tildesley. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Without the “e” of Tyldesley, Tyldsley is a simpler written form of the same name.

Arms linked to Tyldesley and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Tyldsley report, with a museum-style coat of arms.