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Toga JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (
tō) "East", "eastern" and 賀 (
ga) "congratulation". Other kanji combinations can form this surname as well.
Togashi JapaneseFrom Japanese 富 or 冨 (
tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 樫 (
kashi) meaning "oak".
Togata JapaneseFrom Japanese 通 (to, tou, tō) meaning "through" and 形 (gata) meaning "form"
Togo JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (to, tou, tō) meaning "east" and 郷 (go, gou, gō) meaning "village"
Tögyörd SlovakSlovak I have a baptismal record of my great Grandfather I can send.
Toht EstonianToht is an Estonian surname meaning "(tree) bark".
Tohver EstonianTohver is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "ohver" meaning "martyr" and "sacrifice".
Tokiwa JapaneseCombination of Kanji Characters "管" meaning "Organize", and "和" meaning "Normal", "Japanese". Other combinations possible.
Tõkke EstonianTõkke is an Estonian surname meaning derived from "tõke", meaning "barrier" or "block". "Tõkke" also means "preemptive".
Tokoyami JapaneseFrom Japanese 常 (toko) meaning "everlasting, eternal" and 闇 (yami) meaning "darkness"
Tokugawa Japanese (Rare)The kanji in this surname : Toku ("Virtue") + Gawa ("River"). Ieyasu Tokugawa was the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Tokui JapaneseMeaning : Toku "Virtue" and I "Well, Mineshaft, Pit".
Tokuyama JapaneseCombination of Kanji Characters "徳" meaning "Virtue" and "山" meaning "Mountain".
Toland IrishThe meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic
O' Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Tõldsepp EstonianTõldsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "carriage" or "coach smith".
Toledo SpanishHabitational name from the city of Toledo in Spain, derived from Latin
Toletum of uncertain meaning.
Tolivar Asturian (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)Variant of
Tolliver. Apparently, this name may have originated in Candamo, Asturias, in the 18th (or earlier) century. The "var" last syllable may be related to "fer," and the meaning may be related to iron, e.g. iron miner, iron refiner, etc... [
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Tõll EstonianTõll is an Estonian surname derived from the mythological Estonian hero giant Suur Tõll ("Big Tõll" or "Tõll the Great") who lived on the island of Saaremaa.
Toll EnglishA surname given to a person who lived near a clump of trees.
Tölp EstonianTölp is an Estonian surname meaning "dock-tailed", "tailless", "short", "scanty", "dull", and "dim-witted".
Tolstoy RussianMeans "fat" from Russian толстый
(tolstyy) meaning "thick, stout, fat". This was the name of a Russian family of nobility; a notable member was Count
Lev "Leo" Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian writer.
Tołwiński PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Tołwin.
Toma VariousDerived from local variants of the given name
Thomas, for example
Toma in Romanian and
Tommaso in Italian.
Tomahawk SiouxThe name comes from Powhatan
tamahaac, derived from the Proto-Algonquian root
*temah- 'to cut off by tool'. Algonquian cognates include Lenape
təmahikan, Malecite-Passamaquoddy
tomhikon, Abenaki
demahigan, all of which mean "axe".
Tomasyk CzechCzech and Slovak (Tomášek) and German (under Slavic influence): from a pet form of the personal name, Czech Tomáš ( see Thomas ).
Tomaszewski PolishName for someone from any of various places called Tomaszew or Tomaszewo, derived from the given name
Tomasz.
Tomasży PolishComes from the personal name
Tomasz and any other name that relates to that name.
Tomatsu JapaneseFrom the Japanese 戸 (
to or
do) "door," "shutter" and 松 (
matsu) "pine tree."
Tombaugh Germantopographic name from to dem bach ‘at the creek’, perhaps a hybrid form as Bach is standard German, bek(e) being the Low German form. habitational name from places in Hesse, Baden, and Bavaria called Dombach (earlier Tunbach, from tun, tan ‘mud’).
Tomiie JapaneseTomi means "Wealth, Abundance, Fortune" and Ie means "House, Home, Building, Family, Dwelling, Residence, Habitation".
Tomikawa JapaneseFrom 富/冨
(tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune" combined with 川/河
(kawa) meaning "river."
Tominaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 富 or 冨
(tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 永
(naga) meaning "eternity".
Tomita JapaneseFrom Japanese 富 or 冨
(tomi) meaning "wealth, fortune" and 田
(ta) meaning "field".
Tomiyasu JapaneseTomi means "Wealthy" and Yasu means "Cheap, Inexpensive, Relax".
Tomonaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝
(tomo) meaning "morning, epoch, period" and 長
(naga) meaning "long" or 永
(naga) meaning "eternity".
Tomonaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 友
(tomo) meaning "friend" and 永
(naga) meaning "eternity".
Tomotani JapaneseThe surname can have different meanings depending on the kanji used
Tonderai ShonaTonderai means "Remember".
This name is given as a call to remember a particular event or to remember one's origins.
Tondi EstonianTondi is an Estonian surname meaning "haunted" and "spooky".
Tone EnglishWas first found in Leicestershire where Ralph de Toni received lands of the Lordship of Belvoir for his services as Standard bearer at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Toner Irish (Anglicized, Modern)An anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname, O'Tomhrair. Still used in the modern day Republic of Ireland, and relatively common in Atlantic Canada.
Tõnismäe EstonianTõnismäe is an Estonian surname meaning "Tõnis' (a masculine given name) hill".
Tõnisots EstonianTõnisots is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis" and "ots" meaning "end"; "Tõnis' end"; a geographical location.
Tõnisson EstonianTõnisson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Tõnis" and the Germanic word "son"; "Tõnis's son".
Tõnissoo EstonianTõnissoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Tõnis' (a masculine given name) swamp". Probably an Estonianization of "Tõnis' son (son of Tõnis)".
Tõniste EstonianTõniste is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis/Tõnu".
Tõnn EstonianTõnn is an Estonian surname and masculine given name related to the masculine given name "Tõnu".
Tôn Thất VietnameseDerived from Sino-Vietnamese 宗室
(tông thất) meaning "imperial clan". This name was used by the royal family of the Nguyễn dynasty.
Tooding EstonianTooding is an Estonian surname derived from "toodang" meaning "production" and "output".
Toodu EstonianToodu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "toode" meaning "product", "manufacture", and "make".
Toohey Scottish GaelicModern form of the ancient pre 10th century Gaelic O' Tuathaigh meaning the descendant of the chief.
Took LiteratureIn J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Peregrin "
Pippin" Took, a cousin of Meriadoc Brandybuck and second cousin of Frodo Baggins. Bandobras Took, also known as the Old Took, is somewhat a famous name in Hobbit-lore, as he was not only adventurous but a friend of Gandalf's and tall enough to ride a horse... [
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Tooke English (Rare)This unusual English surname is of pre 7th century Old Scandinavian origin.
Toolan IrishThe meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic
O' Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Toolin IrishThe meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic
O' Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Toom EstonianToom is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "Toomingas" ("bird cherry") or, from the shortened version of the masculine given name "Toomas".
Toomast EstonianToomast is an Estonian surname meaning "Prunus pole/structure".
Toombu EstonianToombu is an Estomian surname possibly derived "toompuu" meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Toomet EstonianToomet is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "toomingas" ("bird cherry") or, from a variant of the masculine given name "Toomas".
Toomey Irishfrom ancient Gaelic personal name 'Tuama', probably derived from 'tuaim', meaning a hill or a small mountain
Tooming EstonianTooming is an Estonian surname derived from "toomingas", meaning "bird cherry" (Prunus padus).
Toomingas EstonianToomingas is an Estonian surname meaning "bird cherry" (Prunus padus).
Toomiste EstonianToomiste is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Toomas" (a masculine given name).
Toommägi EstonianToommägi is an Estonian surname meaning "prunus (fruit bearing) mountain".
Toompalu EstonianToompalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Toomas" (a masculine given name) and "palu" (a sandy heath).
Toompere EstonianToompere is an Estonian surname meaning "Toom's (Toomas) family."
Toomre EstonianToomre is an Estonian surname derived from "toompuu", meaning "Prunus".
Toomsoo EstonianToomsoo is an Estonian surname literally meaning "Toomas' swamp". However, it is a corruption of the surname "Thompson" or "Tomson" that has been Estonianized.
Toon EnglishFrom the Old English word
tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town"
Tootmorsel Popular CultureThe surname used by the character Harry "Ocho" Tootmorsel in the animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball".... [
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Toots EstonianToots is an Estonian name derived from "tootja", meaning "manufacturer".
Topelius Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Latinized form of the Finnish place name Toppila in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Zachris Topelius (1818-1898) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, journalist, and historian.
Toplitz GermanGerman: habitational name from Teplice in northern Bohemia.
Topp GermanGerman: from Low German topp 'point', 'tree top', hence a topographic name; or alternatively a metonymic occupational name or nickname from the same word in the sense 'braid'.
Torg EnglishPossibly from the Old Norse word “torg” meaning “marketplace”.
Toriumi JapaneseFrom Japanese 鳥
(tori) meaning "bird" and 海
(umi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Torkington EnglishFrom the name of a place in Greater Manchester, originally meaning "Tork's settlement" (Tork being a name or nickname combined with Old English
tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town").
Torn GermanDerived from Old High German
dorn / torn "thorn". As a surname, it was usually given to someone who lived near a thorn hedge.
Tornatore ItalianDerived from Italian
tornatore meaning "turner", which refers to a craftsman who turns and shapes various materials (such as wood and metal) on a lathe. In other words: this surname is the Italian cognate of the English surname
Turner... [
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Torrence Scottish, IrishScottish and northern Irish habitational name from either of two places called Torrance (one near East Kilbride, the other north of Glasgow under the Campsie Fells), named with Gaelic
torran ‘hillock’, ‘mound’, with the later addition of the English plural
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Torrent SpanishA topographical name for someone who lived by a flood stream, deriving from the Spanish
torrente. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguish names in the small communities of the Middle Ages... [
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Torroella CatalanThis indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
Torshkhoev Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush family name derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from ТӀаьрши
(Tarsh), a village in Ingushetia, of unknown meaning.
Tõruke EstonianTõruke is an Estonian surname derived from "toruke" meaning "tubule" and "pipe".
Torvalds Finland SwedishFrom the given name
Torvald. A notable bearer is Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds (b. 1969), inventor of the Linux kernel.
Torvaldsson SwedishSwedish patronymic meaning "son of
Torvald". It was the surname name of Erik the Red (Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, anglicized as Erik Thorvaldsson or Erik Torvaldsson), father of Viking explorer Leif Erikson.
Tõsine EstonianTõsine is an Estonian surname meaning "serious" and "earnest".
Tosun TurkishMeans "bullock" or "healthy, plump, stout" in Turkish.
Toth JewishThis surname is a Hungarian surname that has been used by the Jewish population.