What is the original spelling of the name Thrale?

  • Posted on: 22 September 2009
  • By: David Thrale

The earliest record of any Thrale is thought to John Thral in the 1309 Subsidy Rolls for Bedfordshire and William le Thral in the 1332 Subsidy Rolls for Sussex.1

However since at least the year 1600, records show the principle spelling as Thrale. Derivatives including Thrall, Thralls, Thral, Trayle and Thrawl are thought to have arisen mainly through emigration.

  • 1. The Origins of English Surname. Percy Hide Reaney and Richard Middlewood Wilson. pp. 445 Fifth impression 1979. ISBN 0 7100 0353 6.