Teis: Surname History and Family Crest

Arms linked to Theis and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

Whether you spell it Teis or Theis, the story begins in the same place. Taken at its root, Teis points to “Short form of Matthias”.

Teis drops the “h” of Theis, a shortening that clerks often made. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Theiss and Thies. Teis sounds close to Tiso, so it can help to search both.

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