Researching Ray Teal
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1142 people with the Teal surname? In that year Teal was ranked number 2463 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Teal on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Teal and the Teal Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Teal Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Teal family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Ray Teal at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 938 people with the Teal surname in the UK? Teal is now ranked number 3161 for popularity in the UK. |
Teal Family Tree Databases
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Teal Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Teal surname in the USA? Teal is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Ray Teal. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ray Teal
Ray Teal
Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster.
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Other names that sound a bit like Teal
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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