Van Tuyl

This article is about the surname. For the Dutch noble family line, see Tuyll. For the actress with the surname, see Victory Van Tuyl.

Van Tuyl is the surname of the Dutch family from which many North American Van Tuyls, Van Tuyles, Van Tyls and Van Tyles are descended. The family name derives from the ancient village of Tuil (Tuijl), in the central Netherlands. The family's earliest proven ancestor is the 14th-century knight Heer Ghijsbrecht van Tuyl of Gelre.[1] This family is distinct from the Van Tuyll van Serooskerken family.

Wapen [Coat of Arms] for the Gelderse Noble family Van Tuyl, as it appeared in the Church of Tuil, 1993. Though it may well predate him, the earliest known user of this Wapen [1368] was Heer Ghijsbrecht van Tuyl, patriarch of the family Van Tuyl.
  1. ^ Groenendijk, J. and Van Tuijl, R. D., 1996