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Tokelin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Toke,' from diminutive Tokelin. This is interesting as showing the popularity of Toke; v. Tuck.

Richard Tokelyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Margery Toklyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Tokelin Surname Meaning

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This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Toke,' from diminutive Tokelin. This is interesting as showing the popularity of Toke; v. Tuck.

Richard Tokelyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Margery Toklyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John Tuckling, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Toke (q.v.) + the French double diminutive suff. -e)l-in.

Richard Tokelyn.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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