Tilley

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English-language surname family name surname

Tilley is an English surname of Norman origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including early American colonists.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tilley canonical	5
Tilley(e)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2529291 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tilley
Context triple: [Edward Tilley, familyName, Tilley]

A. Wylie
Wylie is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area in northeastern Texas.
B. Brylin
Brylin is the surname of Sergei Brylin, a former Russian professional ice hockey player and three-time Stanley Cup champion with the New Jersey Devils.
C. Tiltil
Tiltil is a small town and commune in central Chile known for its rural character and historical significance within the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
D. Lilly Belle
Lilly Belle is a steam locomotive that operates on the Walt Disney World Railroad at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida.
E. Ellies
The Ellies are annual awards recognizing excellence in magazine journalism and publishing, presented by the American Society of Magazine Editors.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tilley
Target entity description: Tilley is an English surname of Norman origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including early American colonists.

A. Wylie
Wylie is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area in northeastern Texas.
B. Brylin
Brylin is the surname of Sergei Brylin, a former Russian professional ice hockey player and three-time Stanley Cup champion with the New Jersey Devils.
C. Tiltil
Tiltil is a small town and commune in central Chile known for its rural character and historical significance within the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
D. Lilly Belle
Lilly Belle is a steam locomotive that operates on the Walt Disney World Railroad at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida.
E. Keely
Keely is a surname most notably associated with Patrick Charles Keely, a prominent 19th-century Irish-American architect known for designing numerous Roman Catholic churches in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (15)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English-language surname ⓘ family name ⓘ surname ⓘ
hasCategory	English-language surnames ⓘ Surnames of Norman origin ⓘ
hasNotableBearers	early American colonists ⓘ
hasOrigin	England ⓘ Norman ⓘ
hasVariant	Tilley(e) ⓘ linked to: Tilley Tilly ⓘ
languageOfUse	English ⓘ
usedAs	surname in Australia ⓘ surname in Canada ⓘ surname in the United Kingdom ⓘ surname in the United States ⓘ