About the Nightingall Surname

Some records give Nightingale; others give Nightingall. Both point to the same English family name. Taken at its root, Nightingall points to “Nightingale”.

A variant of Nightingale

Nightingall is listed among the recognised spellings of Nightingale.

In the records

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Nightingall, so the heraldry linked to Nightingale is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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