Message: "Thiel (or Theil ) Prussian"

[Surname] Thiel (or Theil ) Prussian

by Kit (guest)

10/1/2009, 12:31 AM

My gggrandfather listed himself as Thiel in the census, from Prussia (1840s). After his death, his daughters listed him as coming from Austria. It's way south of Prussia! Is Thiel a Russian name? BTW, he was a Catholic, if that means anything in this puzzle.

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- Marc (picard) +2

10/1/2009, 9:12 AM

You'll find the origin of Thiel at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Thiel-name-meaning.ashx

- Kit (guest) +1

10/1/2009, 8:50 PM

Thanks for the info. Do you think this counts as a last name explanation too?

- picard

10/2/2009, 7:06 AM

Every source I have confirms that it's derived from Dietrich. I don't know about the proposed Eastern German etymology, however.

This message was edited 10/2/2009, 7:07 AM

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