Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Swiss; and the first letter is T.
usage
letter
Tafani Italian
From the nickname tafano meaning "gadfly", indicating an annoying person.
Tailler French
Means "tailor" from Old French tailleur.
Tamaro Italian
Possibly from the Old German given name Thietmar. It is typical of the area around Trieste in northern Italy.
Tamboia Italian
Possibly means "drummer", from Italian tamburo meaning "drum".
Tangeman German
Originally indicated a person from a place named Tange in northern Germany.
Tanzer German
Means "dancer" in German, derived from Middle High German tanzen "to dance".
Tanzi Italian
From a short form of the given name Costanzo.
Tarantino Italian
Locational 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 French
From Old French tasse "purse, bag", an occupational name for a maker or seller of purses.
Taube German
From a nickname meaning "dove" in German.
Taverna Italian
From the place name Taverna, common in different parts of Italy. It means "inn, tavern" in Italian.
Tedesco Italian
From Italian tedesco meaning "German".
Terranova Italian
Means "new land" in Italian.
Terzi 1 Italian
From the given name Terzo, or a name for a third child.
Tessaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "weaver", ultimately from Latin texarius.
Testa Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "head".
Teufel German
From a nickname meaning "devil" in German, given to a mischievous person or one who was devil-like.
Thälmann German
From the given name Thilo. It was borne by the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944).
Thayer French (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Tailler.
Thibault French
Derived from the given name Thibault.
Thomas English, Welsh, French, German
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Tiraboschi Italian
Possibly of Lombardic origin meaning "shepherd" (from Old German tior "animal" and bursa "boy"). This surname is typical of Lombardy.
Tivoli Italian
Derived from the resort town of Tivoli, near Rome, originally called Tibur in Latin, of uncertain origin.
Tobias English, German, Jewish
From the given name Tobias.
Todaro Italian
From a regional form of a given name Todaro, a variant of Teodoro. It is quite common in Sicily.
Tolkien German
Possibly 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".
Toloni Italian
Derived from the given name Bartolomeo.
Tornincasa Italian
From 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".
Toselli Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Tosetti Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Tosi Italian
Means "clean-shaven", usually denoting a younger man, from Latin tonsus "shaved".
Tosto Italian
From a nickname for a tough, stubborn person, from Italian tosto "hard, tough".
Trapani Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".
Traver French
French variant of Travers.
Travere French
French variant of Travers.
Travers English, French
From 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".
Traversa Italian
Italian form of Travers.
Traverse French
French variant of Travers.
Traversi Italian
Italian form of Travers.
Traversini Italian
Italian variant of Travers.
Traverso Italian
Italian form of Travers.
Travert French
French variant of Travers.
Tremblay French
From French tremble meaning "aspen". It is especially widespread in Quebec, being the most common surname there.
Tritten German
Originally denoted someone who lived by a set of steps, from Middle High German trit "step".
Trucco Italian
Denoted a person coming from a place of this name in northern Italy.
Trumbauer German
Possibly from Middle High German trame "rafter, frame" and bauer "peasant, neighbour".
Trump German
Derived from Middle High German trumbe meaning "drum". This surname is borne by the American president Donald Trump (1946-).
Tschida German
Possibly derived from a Slavic given name of unknown meaning.
Tumicelli Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Bartolomeo.
Turati Italian
From the name of the town of Turate near Como in Lombardy.
Turchi Italian
Means "Turkish" in Italian.