Tafani ItalianFrom the nickname
tafano meaning
"gadfly", indicating an annoying person.
Tamaro ItalianPossibly from the Old German given name
Thietmar. It is typical of the area around Trieste in northern Italy.
Tamboia ItalianPossibly means
"drummer", from Italian
tamburo meaning "drum".
Tarantino ItalianLocational name that originally designated a person who came from Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, which was originally called
Τάρας (Taras) by Greek colonists. A famous bearer of this name is the American director Quentin Tarantino (1963-).
Taverna ItalianFrom the place name Taverna, common in different parts of Italy. It means "inn, tavern" in Italian.
Tessaro ItalianOccupational name meaning
"weaver", ultimately from Latin
texarius.
Tiraboschi ItalianPossibly of Lombardic origin meaning
"shepherd" (from Old German
tior "animal" and
bursa "boy"). This surname is typical of Lombardy.
Tivoli ItalianDerived from the resort town of Tivoli, near Rome, originally called
Tibur in Latin, of uncertain origin.
Todaro ItalianFrom a regional form of a given name
Todaro, a variant of
Teodoro. It is quite common in Sicily.
Tornincasa ItalianFrom a medieval Italian name given to a boy born after the death of a previous one, derived from Italian
ritorna in casa "come back home".
Tosi ItalianMeans
"clean-shaven", usually denoting a younger man, from Latin
tonsus "shaved".
Tosto ItalianFrom a nickname for a tough, stubborn person, from Italian
tosto "hard, tough".
Trapani ItalianFrom the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek
δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".
Trucco ItalianDenoted a person coming from a place of this name in northern Italy.
Turati ItalianFrom the name of the town of Turate near Como in Lombardy.