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".
Tangeman GermanOriginally indicated a person from a place named Tange in northern Germany.
Tanzer GermanMeans
"dancer" in German, derived from Middle High German
tanzen "to dance".
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-).
Tasse FrenchFrom Old French
tasse "purse, bag", an occupational name for a maker or seller of purses.
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.
Teufel GermanFrom a nickname meaning
"devil" in German, given to a mischievous person or one who was devil-like.
Thälmann GermanFrom the given name
Thilo. It was borne by the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944).
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.
Tolkien GermanPossibly from a Low German byname
Tolk meaning
"interpreter" (of Slavic origin). A famous bearer was the English author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973). According to him, the surname was derived from German
tollkühn meaning
"foolhardy".
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".
Travers English, FrenchFrom an English and French place name that described a person who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. The place name is derived from Old French
traverser (which comes from Late Latin
transversare), which means
"to cross".
Tremblay FrenchFrom French
tremble meaning
"aspen". It is especially widespread in Quebec, being the most common surname there.
Tritten GermanOriginally denoted someone who lived by a set of steps, from Middle High German
trit "step".
Trucco ItalianDenoted a person coming from a place of this name in northern Italy.
Trumbauer GermanPossibly from Middle High German
trame "rafter, frame" and
bauer "peasant, neighbour".
Trump GermanDerived from Middle High German
trumbe meaning
"drum". This surname is borne by the American president Donald Trump (1946-).
Tschida GermanPossibly derived from a Slavic given name of unknown meaning.
Turati ItalianFrom the name of the town of Turate near Como in Lombardy.