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Tōno JapaneseFrom Japanese 東
(tō) meaning "east" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tōno JapaneseFrom Japanese 遠
(tō) meaning "distant, far off" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tonosaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 外
(to) meaning "outside", an unwritten possessive marker 之
(no), and 崎
(saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
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".
Topçu TurkishMeans "cannoneer, gunner, artilleryman" in Turkish.
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".
Toriyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 鳥
(tori) meaning "bird" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain, hill". A notable bearer of this surname is Akira Toriyama (1955–), a manga artist best known for creating the
Dragon Ball manga series.
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
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Toro Spanish, ItalianEither a habitational name from Toro in Zamora province. Compare De Toro . Or a nickname for a lusty person or for someone who owned a bull or a metonymic occupational name for a tender of bulls or possibly for a bull fighter from
toro "bull" (from Latin
taurus).
Toros GreekFrom Latin taurus "bull", Greek version of the Italian surname
Toro.
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.
Torrubiano SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the municipality of Torrubia de Soria.
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.
Torta ItalianProbably from Italian
torto "twisted, bent, crooked", or the related French
tort "wrong, deviated".
Tortora ItalianFrom a given name derived from Italian
tortora meaning "turtle dove", ultimately from Latin
turtur (genitive
turturis). It could also derive from a town and comune with the same name, located in the province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy.
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.
Toshiyasu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 敏 (
toshi) meaning "smart; clever" and 安 (
yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
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.
Totsuka JapaneseFrom Japanese 戸
(to) meaning "door" and 塚
(tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Totum Irish (Rare)from the word "totem" meaning sign. Or from Irish 'titim' meaning 'fall'.
Touch KhmerFrom Khmer តូច
(touch) meaning "small".
Tõugu EstonianTõugu is an Estonian surname meaning "half-blooded".
Toujou JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (
tou) meaning "east" and 條 or 条 (
jou) meaning "paragraph".
Tounsi Arabic (Maghrebi)Derived from Arabic تُونِسِيّ
(tūnisiyy) meaning “Tunisian”, ultimately from تُونِس
(tūnis) meaning "Tunisia, Tunis". It can refer to a native of the country of Tunisia, someone from the city of Tunis (in Tunisia), or the Tunisian Tounsi dialect of Arabic.
Toupin French, Breton, Normannickname from Old French
toupin "spinning-top". in rare instances in the south probably from Old Occitan
toupin "small earthenware pot" used as a metonymic occupational name for a potter.
Touriño GalicianIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of San Martiño de Lanzós in the municipality of Vilalba.
Tourville FrenchThe name Tourville is a very old, and in one case, very famous name. One of the Marshall's of France was named Anne Hilarion de Cotentin de Tourville. This reads: Anne Hilarion of/from Cotentin, Comte (Count) of Tourville... [
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Toussaint FrenchDerived from the given name
Toussaint, which in turn is derived from
Toussaint, the French name for the Christian feast day All Saints' Day (celebrated on November 1st every year)... [
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Tovey EnglishFrom the Old Norse male personal name
Tófi, a shortened form of various compound names beginning with
Thorf- or
Thorv- (e.g.
Thorvaldr), based on the name of the thunder god
Thórr... [
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Towles Scottish“Towles” is not to be confused with “towels” - note the placement of the “les” vs. “els” — as this clarifies pronunciation.
Townley EnglishHabitational name for a person from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, itself from the Old English elements
tun "enclosure, settlement" and
leah "wood, clearing"... [
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Toya JapaneseFrom Japanese 斗 (to) “constellation” and 矢 (ya) “arrow”
Toyama JapaneseFrom 当
(tou) meaning "this, correct" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain."
Toyonaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 豊 (
toyo) meaning "lush, abundant" and 永 (
naga) meaning "eternity, a long time".
Tozer EnglishTozer is a surname commonly believed to have originated in Devon, South West England. It is a reference to the occupation of carding of wool which was originally performed by the use of teasels (Latin carduus), via the Middle English word
tōsen, to tease (out).
Tozzi ItalianDerived from the Italian adjective
tozzo meaning "squat; stocky" and also "chunk; hunk", both from Latin
túndere meaning "to dent" or from Slavic
stotz meaning "stump".... [
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Traat EstonianTraat is an Estonian surname meaning "wire" or "strand".
Trabelsi Arabic (Maghrebi)Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Tripoli in Libya from Arabic طَرَابُلُس
(ṭarābulus). The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις
(Trípolis) meaning "three cities", from τρι-
(tri-) meaning "three" and πόλις
(pólis) meaning "city".
Trachtenberg German, JewishCould mean either mean "mountain of thoughts", from Yiddish
trakhtn (
טראַכטן) "to think" and
berg "mountain" or "mountain of costumes", from German
tracht "to wear, carry" and
berg "mountain"... [
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Traeger GermanDerived from the German word Trager which means "Someone who carries something." Traeger could also mean "gift of God."
Trafford Anglo-SaxonA habitational surname that originates from villages in Cheshire and Northamptonshire. First recorded as a surname in 1086. ... [
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Trail ScottishThis surname is most likely a habitational name, taken on from a place name; perhaps from the Gaelic "
Traill Creek" which runs into Upper Loch Torridon of Scotland.... [
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Train EnglishEnglish (Devon): 1. metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’. ... [
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Trainor IrishReduced form of
McTraynor, an Anglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Thréinfhir "son of
Tréinfhear", a byname meaning "champion, strong man" (from
tréan "strong" and
fear "man").
Tramp GermanThe Tramp surname may be derived from the Middle High German word "trumpe," meaning "drum."
Trando ItalianItalian: from the Germanic (Lombardic) personal name Brando, a short form of the various compound personal names formed with brand ‘sword’, particularly Aldobrando and Ildebrando.
Tranmer EnglishThis particular name derives from Tranmere, a district within the borough of Birkenhead, Cheshire. The placename, recorded as Tranemor in the County Court, City Court and Eyre Rolls of Chester in 1260, is composed of the old Norse elements trani, meaning crane, plus melr, sandbank.
Transfiguracion Spanish (Philippines)Derived from Spanish
transfiguración meaning "transfiguration," referring to an event where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain.
Traoré Western African, MandingFrancization of Manding
Tarawele, which is of uncertain etymology. It was originally used by 13th-century Malian warrior Tiramakhan and possibly means "going to call it".
Trapanese ItalianHabitational name meaning "Trapanese", "from the city of Trapani or "from the province of Trapani". Variant of
Trapani.
Traspeña SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the locality of Traspeña de la Peña in the municipality of Castrejón de la Peña.
Traut GermanFrom either a nickname or a given name derived from the Middle High German word
trut "dear, beloved".
Trautwein GermanDerived from a medieval given name composed of Middle High German
trut meaning "beloved" and
win meaning "friend".
Trautwig German (Modern)From an Ancient German given name made of the name elements
TRUD "strength" and
WIG "fight"
Traynor EnglishDerives from old English word 'trayne' which means to trap or to snare. Also an occupational name given to horse trainers. First found in Yorkshire, England in the 1300s.
Treacher EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a tricky or deceptive person (from Old French
tricheor "trickster, cheat").
Treadwell EnglishOccupational name for a fuller, a person who cleaned and shrunk newly woven cloth by treading it. It is derived from Middle English
tred(en) "to tread" and
well "well".
Trebbi ItalianCesare Mauro Trebbi was an Italian painter and lithographer (1847–1931).... [
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Trebilcock CornishMeans "person from Trebilcock", Cornwall (apparently "dear one's farmstead"). The final -
ck is standardly silent.
Tredoni ItalianMrs. Tredoni is the main antagonist of the 1976 slasher film Alice, Sweet Alice. The role was played by American actress Mildred Clinton (1914-2010).
Tregarthen CornishFrom Tregarthen in Ludgvan; from treg-ar-den the dwelling upon the hill, or treg-arth-en, the dwelling upon the high place.... [
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