indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsTune, Toune, Towne, Townes, Towns, Tone, Toon
Meaning & History
topographic name from Middle English toun(e) th one tun(e) "town village settlement" (Old English tun) often in the senses "primary settlement within an area" "manor estate" and "hamlet farm" for someone who lived in such a place.