In his will, made in 1533, Edward de Tetyryngton of Narrowdale disposed of his estate to members of his family whose descendants by 1600 were using the name Titterton.
Narrowdale is still a cluster of farmhouses and farm buildings but the Titterton family had died out there by 1750.
The origin of the Titterton family can be proved by two different techniques:
1) GENEALOGICAL PROOF: a simple analysis of the genealogical information.
2) STATISTICAL PROOF: a statistical analysis of records of family events.
These are both explained on the Origins page.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TYDRYNGTONS?
They came from Cheshire. The 'ton' suffix indicates that the surname has its origin in a place name. The most reasonable explanation is that around 1300-1400 someone moved from Tydryngton, Cheshire to Narrowdale. Here he became known as 'Fred' de Tydryngton and his descendants continued the surname. Over the centuries the now Staffordshire family name changed to from Tydryngton to Titterton while back in Cheshire the place name changed from Tydryngton to Titherington. It is an area on the outskirts of Macclesfield, Cheshire.
It has yet to be established why 'Fred' moved. Later the Tittertons are recorded as holding a specific fraction of land in Alstonfield so perhaps 'Fred' married a co-heiress to the estate. More likely he was forced to move from Tydryngton to Narrowdale because his Lord wanted him to.
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