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Toba JapaneseFrom Japanese 鳥
(to) meaning "bird" and 羽
(ba) meaning "feather".
Tobar SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Tobe JapaneseTo ("Door") + Be ("Section, Part"). It's similar to
Abe, kanji wise. Sunaho Tobe is a freelance illustrator and character designer.
Tobi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 登 (
to) meaning "to climb; to rise" and 日 (
bi), the joining form of 日 (
hi) meaning "sun; day", referring to a port that is closest to sunrise.
Tobreluts EstonianTobreluts is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tobra" meaning "good" and "luts" meaning "burbot" (a type of fish).
Tochihuitl Aztec, NahuatlMeans ‘Rabbit Feather Down’ - ‘down’ as in soft feathers. It’s a combination of
tochitl meaning "rabbit" and
ihuitl meaning "feather" particularly small ones.
Toda JapaneseJapanese: there are multiple meanings with this surname depending on the kanji used. ... [
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Todde ItalianFrom a modification of Latin
tollere "to lift, to raise; to destroy". Alternately, may derive from the medieval Sardinian name Totolle.
Todokori JapaneseDerived from the Japanese
to, meaning "dipper",
do, meaning "size",
ko, meaning "child", and
ri, meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations are also possible.
Todoroki JapaneseMeans "thundering sound" or "equal power" in Japanese. A famous bearer is Shoto Todoroki, a character in the anime series 'My Hero Academia'.
Tofte NorwegianNamed after the village of Tofte in the Halstoy district of Norway. The town of Tofte, Minnesota, United States, was founded by Norwegian immigrants with the surname.
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"
Togatorop BatakOne of the Toba Batak clans originating from Muara, North Tapanuli.
Togo JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (to, tou, tō) meaning "east" and 郷 (go, gou, gō) meaning "village"
Toguri JapaneseFrom Japanese 戸
(to) meaning "door" and 栗
(kuri) meaning "chestnut".
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".
Tokarev RussianPatronymic name derived from Russian токарь (
tokar) meaning "turner". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone. A notable bearer of this name was the Russian-American singer and songwriter Willi Tokarev (1934-2019).
Tokimori Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 時 (
toki) meaning "time; moment" (referring to the time of purification of oneself, rituals, and praying for the advent of God) and 森 (
mori) meaning "forest; woods".
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".
Tokoro JapaneseAs a surname it is often spelled as to meaning "field, wilderness" and koro means "spine, road".
Tokoyami JapaneseFrom Japanese 常 (toko) meaning "everlasting, eternal" and 闇 (yami) meaning "darkness"
Tokuda JapaneseFrom Japanese 徳
(toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
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".
Tokunaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 徳
(toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 永
(naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
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.
Tõllasepp EstonianTõllasepp is an Estonian surname meaning "coach maker" or "coach smith"; derived form the compound words "tõld" (coach, chariot) and "sepp" (smith).
Tolley EnglishDerived from the Middle English given name
Toli, itself an English borrowing of Old Norse
Tóli and thus a diminutive of
Thórr.
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.
Tomabechi JapaneseFrom Japanese 苫
(toma) meaning "woven mat", 米
(me) meaning "rice" and 地
(chi) meaning "earth, land".
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’).
Tomei ItalianPatronymic form of
Tomeo. Famous bearers include American actresses Marisa Tomei (1964-) and Concetta Tomei (1945-).
Tomida JapaneseTomi means "wealth, abundance" and da comes from
ta meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Tomii JapaneseTomi means "wealth, abundance" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Tomiie Japanese (Rare)Tomi 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."
Tomimoto JapaneseFrom 富 (
tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 本 (
moto) meaning "root, base, origin".
Tominaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 富 or 冨
(tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 永
(naga) meaning "eternity".
Tomino JapaneseTomi means "wealth, abundance" and no means "field, plain".
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".
Tomoki JapaneseFrom 友 (
tomo) meaning "friend" and meaning 木 (
ki) "tree, wood".
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".
Tomono JapaneseTomo can mean "friend" or "wisdom" and no means "field, wilderness".
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".
Tonje Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Icelandic, Slovak, Croatian, Nepali, EstonianFrom given name Tonje
Tonkin English, ScottishDerived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Antony; from the nick. Tony, and with diminutive suffix Ton-kin.
Tõnn EstonianTõnn is an Estonian surname and masculine given name related to the masculine given name "Tõnu".
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".