Heraldry and the Teel Surname

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

Family name meaning

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Teel is usually a form of Teele. Read literally, Teel points to “A dweller at the sign of the teal (a small duck)”.

Teel drops the “e” of Teele, a shortening that clerks often made. Other spellings include Teal. In the 2010 US Census, 7,814 Americans gave Teel as their last name (rank 4,539). Teel sounds close to Tiel, so it can help to search both.

Want more than a summary? See the Teel family name pack.