Researching Arthur Nightingale
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5047 people with the Nightingale surname? In that year Nightingale was ranked number 843 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Nightingale on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur Nightingale and the Nightingale Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6265 people with the Nightingale surname in the UK? Nightingale is now ranked number 957 for popularity in the UK. |
Nightingale Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Arthur Nightingale
Arthur Nightingale
Arthur Tulloch Nightingale (born 1931) is a British actor.
Nithtingale started his acting career rather late in life. He left school at 14 and worked as a telecommunication technician. It wasn't until the age of 42 that he was able to attend the drama school East 15 and he has worked as an actor ever since. On stage he has performed in plays by Shakespeare and Brecht and has had minor roles in musicals. His first role on TV was in 1978 in the British TV series Pinocchio. Since then he has had supporting or guest roles in various British TV productions among them Great Expectations, Jane, The Professionals, Classic Ghost Stories, London's Burning, Under the Moon, The Bill and Derek. He has also appeared in a few well known British movies including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Quartet.
Late in 2015 Nightingale attracted worldwide attention for his role in the Christmas commercial #heimkommen of the German supermarket chain Edeka, which became a viral video. Edeka published the commercial on 28 November on Facebook and YouTube. On 2 December it had already received 300,000 likes and 500,000 shares on Facebook and over 20 million views on YouTube, as of December 18 the views on YouTube have increased to over 43 million.
Source: Arthur Nightingale, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nightingale
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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