tattersallEtymologyHabitational surname from Tattershall, in Lincolnshire, named from the Old English personal name Tathere + healh (“corner, nook”).tattersall means A surname from Old English. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nameA surname from Old English.nounA fabric pattern containing squares of dark lines on a light background.