About the Tiele Surname

Behind the Tiele surname stands Thiele, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way.

Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Tiele drops the “h” of Thiele, a simplification that clerks often made.

There is no single Tiele family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Tiele family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.