Meaning & History
Tapu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Tapa", a town in Lääne-Viru County.
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Type Surname
Usage Moriori
Meaning & History
Tapu in the Moriori language means sacred. This was the surname of a 19th century Owenga Moriori leader named Hirawanu Tapu (?-1900).