Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Tusigeham 1086 DB

• Tussinhgham 1260 Court

• Tussingham 1288 1724 NotCestr

• the hall of Tusshyngham, Tusshyngham 1543 Chol

• Tushinghame 1632 ib

• Tushingham 1633 ib

• Tushingham Hall 1831 Bry

• Tussincham 1272–1307 Orm2 1317 Chol 1545 Orm2

• Tussynsham 1472 ChRR

• aula de Tussincham 1314 Orm2

• Tussinham 1311 Plea

• Tussigham 1314 Chol

• Tussigcham 1315,1316,1330 Chol

• Tussicham 1316,1332 ib

• Tussingcham 1315,1316 Chol 1318 Eyre 1330,1332,1334,1393 Chol 1601 Orm2

• Tussyngcham 1492 Chol

• Tussingeham 1383 Chol

• Tussyngeham 1392 1394 Chol

• Tussyncam 1416 ChRR

Etymology

Ekwall (DEPN) explains this p.n. as 'the village of Tūnsige's people', from an OE  pers.n. Tūnsige and -ingahām (v. -ingas , hām ).The -incham , -ingcham spellings indicate that this p.n. is analogous with Altrincham 27, i.e. hām and an -ing 2 formation. The absence of Tuns - spellings, and the similar form of Tussemos infra , Tussemore 55infra , indicate that the first el. of Tushingham is an -ing formation upon the same word as appears as first el. in these other p.ns., i.e. the original of ME  *tuss (h )e 'a tuft' (cf. tush 1570 NED sb 2 'a tuft', tusk 1530 NED sb 2, tussock 1550 NED 'a tussock'), probably an OE  *tusce 'a tuft'. Tussing - would mean 'a place where tufts of grass or rushes, etc., grow; a tufty place', v. -ing 1 , ing 2 .