All Submitted Surnames

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Tester English
From the Old French nickname testard, essentially meaning "big head", for a know-it-all.
Tetik Turkish
Means "vigilant, watchful, alert" in Turkish.
Tetley English
habitational name from Tetlow in Manchester. The placename derives from the Old English male personal name Tetta or female Tette annd Old English hlaw "mound hill"... [more]
Tetouani Moroccan
Habitational name from the city of Tetouan.
Tetrault French
French, Franko-American
Tetreault French
Ultimately derived from French tistre "to weave".
Tetseo Naga, Chakhesang
Best known as the surname of a certain music group from Nagaland in Northeastern India.
Tetsu Japanese
Tetsu could mean "iron", or it could be spelled with te meaning "hand" and tsu meaning "harbor, seaport".
Tetsuka Japanese
Te means "hand" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".
Tetsuki Japanese
Tetsu means "iron" and ki means "tree, wood".
Tetta Italian
Means "boob, tit" in Italian.
Tetzel German
A variant of Tetzlaff and is derived from the bakery Tetzel Prime in Casey, Illinois.
Teubert German
Variant of Taube.
Teunis Dutch
From the given name Teunis.
Tewksbury English
Derived from Tewkesbury, a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is named with the Old English given name Teodec and burg meaning "fortification".
Teymouri Persian
From the given name Teymour.
Teymurov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Teymur".
Teymurova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Teymurov.
Teytlboym Yiddish
It literally means "date tree".
Tezcan Turkish
Means "impetuous, impatient, excited" in Turkish.
Tezuka Japanese
From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock, grave".
Tgenay Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.
Tgetgel Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from the given name Francestg.
Th English
Possibly a diminutive of other surnames starting with the letters th, such as Thatcher or Thomas.
Thabet Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Thabit Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Thabrew Sinhalese
Sinhala form of De Abreu.
Thạch Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shi, from Sino-Vietnamese 石 (thạch).
Thach Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Thạch.
Thackeray English
Famous bearer is William Makepeace Thackeray, author of the novel Vanity Fair. ... [more]
Thackery English
English (Yorkshire) habitational name from Thackray in the parish of Great Timble, West Yorkshire, now submerged in Fewston reservoir. It was named with Old Norse þak ‘thatching’, ‘reeds’ + (v)rá ‘nook’, ‘corner’.
Thackwray English
Means Thatcher, or someone who thatches roofs. A varient of the name Thatcher
Thahan Thai
Means "military" in Thai.
Thái Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cai, from Sino-Vietnamese 蔡 (thái).
Thain Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king.
Thais Greek (Modern)
from the given name Thais, meaning "beloved, bandage"
Thakkar Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
From Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura) meaning "deity".
Thakur Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
From a feudal title meaning "lord, master", derived from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (thakkura) meaning "deity".
Thal Jewish, German
Ornamental and topographic name derived from German Tal "valley".
Thalman German (Americanized)
Partly Americanized spelling of German Thalmann or Thälmann.
Tham Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Tan.
Thames English
Derived from the name of the River Thames, a major river in England. It is thought to have derived from Celtic Tamesis, which may have meant "dark, cloudy" or "turbid, turbulent".
Thammalangsy Lao
From Lao ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ລັງສີ (langsy) meaning "ray, beam".
Thammavong Lao
From Lao ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Thammavongsa Lao
From Lao ທັມມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Thamrongsombutsakul English (American)
Panat Thamrongsombutsakul is an animator at Walt Disney Studios, known for his work on Ralph Breaks the Internet, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Megamind, among other animated films.
Thân Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shen, from Sino-Vietnamese 申 (thân).
Than Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Thân.
Thane Scots, English
Occupational surname meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king. Variant of Thain.
Thang Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Tang, from Sino-Vietnamese 湯 (thang).
Thành Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cheng, from Sino-Vietnamese 成 (thành).
Thannhausen German
An old noble family from Germany. Meaning "dwelling in Tann", specifically from their ancestral seat in the town of Tannhausen.
Thanos Greek
From a short form of the personal name Athanasios, literally "immortal". This was the name of several saints venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church, the most important of them being Athanasios the Great (293–373), theologian and patriarch of Alexandria in Egypt.
Thao Hmong
From the clan name Thoj associated with the Chinese character 陶 (táo) (see Tao).
Thapa Nepali, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Odia
From an ancient military rank used in the Khasa Kingdom, which ruled parts of South Asia from the 11th to 14th centuries.
Tharanga Sinhalese
From the given name Tharanga.
Tharindu Sinhalese
From the given name Tharindu.
Tharp American
it is a last name
Tharu Nepali
Possibly refers to the Tharu, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal.
Tharwat Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Tharwat.
Thaufeeq Dhivehi
From the given name Tawfiq.
Thavornvong Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Thavornvongs Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Thavornvongsa Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Thawonwong Thai (Rare)
From Thai ถาวร (thawon) meaning "permanent" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "family".
Thawornwong Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Thawornwongs Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Thawornwongsa Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of Thai ถาวรวงศ์ (see Thawonwong).
Theall English
Theall is a rare English surname. It originates from the British town of Theale.
Thébault French
From a variant of the given name Thibault. Variant of Thibault.
Theis German
From the given name Theis.
Theisen German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from a reduced form of the personal name Matthias or Mathies (see Matthew).
Theiss Biblical German
From the given name Theis
Theissen German
North German: patronymic from Theiss.
Themptander Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of Tämta parish in Västergötland, Sweden.
Then Malaysian
Possibly a form of Chen or Shen used by Chinese Malaysians.
Theo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.
Theobald English
From the given name Theobald
Theobold English
Variant spelling of Theobald
Théodore French
From the given name Théodore.
Theodore English
From the given name Theodore.
Theodoridis Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".
Theodorsson Swedish
Means "son of Theodor".
Theodosiou Greek
Means "son of Theodosios".
Theodulf Irish (?)
The name means "Wolf God" or "Wolf of Gods Blood".... [more]
Theofanous Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεοφάνους (see Theophanous).
Theophilus English
From the given name Theophilus
Theresa English, German
From the given name Theresa.
Theriault French (Rare)
Possibly from the Greek "therion" which means a beast of a nondescript nature.
Theron Southern African, Afrikaans, Occitan
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations in Occitanie named Théron or Thérond, ultimately from Latin torus meaning "elevation, height, embankment". A famous bearer is South African and American actress Charlize Theron (1975-).
Theroux French (Quebec)
Southern French (Théroux): of uncertain origin; perhaps a topographic name for someone living by "the wells", from a plural variant of Occitan théron "well".
Theuma Maltese
Most likely derived from Arabic ثُوم (ṯūm) meaning "garlic", used in reference to someone who grew garlic or owned a garlic field. Alternatively, it may also be from تَوْأَم (tawʾam) meaning "twin, double".
Theunis Dutch
From the given name Theunis.
Theuns Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Theun.
Theus Romansh
Derived from the given name Matthäus.
Thevar Tamil
The Mukkulathor people, who are also collectively known as Thevar, are a community or group of communities native to the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. They comprise the Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar communities that share a common myth of origin and claim to have once been members of various ancient South Indian dynasties.
Thi Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shi, from Sino-Vietnamese 施 (thi).
Thianthong Thai
From Thai เทียน (thian) meaning "candle" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Thibert French
From the given name Thibert, the French form of Theudebert.
Thie Low German
From the given name Thiede (see Tiede).
Thiel German
Derived from Old High German thiot "people".
Thienpondt Belgian
Possible translation is “ten pounds” in Flemish possibly Dutch. ... [more]
Thienthong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เทียนทอง (see Thianthong).
Thiessen German, Danish
Reduced form of the personal name Matthias or Mathies.
Thiều Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shao, from Sino-Vietnamese 韶 (thiều).
Thiệu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shao, from Sino-Vietnamese 紹 (thiệu).
Thijssen Dutch
Means "son of Thijs", a short form of Matthijs.
Thilakarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Thilakarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Thilakaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකරත්න (see Thilakaratne).
Thilakaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Thilakasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Thilakawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Thilakawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකවර්ධන (see Thilakawardana).
Thilakawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිලකවර්ධන (see Thilakawardana).
Thimmesch Luxembourgish
Meaning "Tiller of the Water" in Luxembourgish. A variant of the Germanic surname Miller
Thio Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.
Thirimanne Sinhalese
From an element with an unknown meaning combined with Sanskrit माने (māne) meaning "meaning, purpose".
Thirring Upper German (Rare)
The name Thirring has many different forms/variant spellings. These include Thiering, Thiring, Thuring,Thuringer, Turinger, Duringer, Diringer, Diring and During. One of the reasons for all the variant spellings is that the church scribes in Hungary originally all recorded the name differently... [more]
Thirtyacre German (Americanized, Rare)
English form of the German Drezigacker.
Thistle English
Derived from Middle English thistel "thistle", this was either a nickname or a topographic name for someone who lived near a place overgrown with thistles.
Thistlethwaite English
A surname found in Lancashire in north west England, taken from the name of a minor place in the parish of Lancaster which meant "meadow overgrown with thistles" from Middle English thistle and thwaite "meadow" (cf... [more]
Thẩm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Shen, from Sino-Vietnamese 瀋 (thẩm).
Thoj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Thao.
Thom Romansh
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Thoma German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German: variant of Thomas. Greek: genitive patronymic from Thomas. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Thoman German
Derived from the personal name Thoman.
Thomann German, French
Variant of Thoman. It was first discovered in Germany, where it surfaced in the medieval times.
Thomason Welsh, English
Means "son of Thomas".
Thomet French (Swiss), German (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Thomas.
Thommen German (Swiss), Romansh
Patronymic form of the given name Thomas.
Thompsen English
Variant of Thompson meaning "Son of Thomas".
Thomsen English
A variant of Thompson, meaning "Son of Thomas".
Thondan Tamil, Indian
Tamil for "devotee, votary".
Thongkham Thai, Lao
Means "gold" in Thai and Lao.
Thongsavanh Lao
From Lao ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".
Thongsing Thai
From Thai ทอง (thong) meaning "gold" and สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion".
Thongsuk Thai
From Thai ทอง (thong) meaning "gold" and สุก (suk) meaning "ripe, mature".
Thongthip Lao, Thai
From Thai ทอง (thong) or Lao ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold" and Thai ทิพย์ (thip) or Lao ທິບ (thip) meaning "divine, heavenly, celestial".
Thöny Romansh
Derived from the given name Antonius.
Þórarinnsdóttir Icelandic
Used exclusively by women. Means "daughter of Þórarinn."
Þórarinnsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórarinn" in Icelandic.
Þórasdóttir Icelandic
Matronymic, used exclusively by women. Means "daughter of Þóra".
Þórasson Icelandic
Matronymic, used exclusively by men. Means "son of Þóra".
Thorbecke Dutch
Possibly an altered form of ter Beek "in the stream" (compare Van der Beek).
Thorbecke German
Possibly from an unknown place name meaning either "at the brook" or "Thor's stream" in German. A noteworthy bearer was the Dutch liberal statesman and prime minister Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798-1872), whose family was of German origin; he is best known for almost single-handedly drafting the revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands, which turned the country from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy, during the Revolutions of 1848.
Thoreau English
Last name of famous American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau.
Thorén Swedish
Combination of the name Thor (possibly derived from a place named with this element) and the common surname suffix -én.
Þórhalldóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þórhallur" in Icelandic.
Þórhallsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórhallur" in Icelandic.
Þórirsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þórir" in Icelandic.
Thörn Swedish
Either a cognate of English Thorn or German Torn, or a soldier name derived from Swedish törn "thorn".
Thorn Low German, German, German (Silesian), Polish, Luxembourgish
In North German, Danish, and Luxembourgish, it is a habitational name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn "tower".... [more]
Thornburg English
The name Thornburg comes from the Old English thorn broc, because the original bearers lived near a "stream by the thorns" in Buckinghamshire and North Yorkshire.
Thornhill English
Habitational name from any of various places named Thornhill, for example in Derbyshire, West Yorkshire, Dorset, and Wiltshire, from Old English þorn "thorn bush" + hyll "hill".
Thornley English
Derived from Thornley, which is the name of three villages in England (two are located in the county of Durham, the third in Lancashire). All three villages derive their name from Old English þorn "thorn" and Old English leah "clearing (in a wood), glade", which gives their name the meaning of "the thorny glade"... [more]
Thorogood English
Variant form of Thurgood.
Thorold English, Irish
Derived from the Middle English personal name Thurold, Thorold, Thorald reflexes of Old Scandinavian Þórvaldr from the elements Þórr "Thor" and valdr "power rule"... [more]
Thorp English
Variant of Thorpe.
Thorsby English
habitational name from North and South Thoresby (Lincolnshire) Thoresby in Carperby (North Yorkshire) or Thoresby in Perlethorpe cum Budby (Nottinghamshire). The Lincolnshire and Yorkshire placenames derive from the Old Norse personal name Thorir (genitive Thoris) + Old Norse býr "farmstead village"... [more]
Þórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Þór" in Icelandic.
Thorson Norwegian (Americanized), Swedish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Swedish Thorsson or Norwegian Thorsen.
Þórsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þór" in Icelandic.
Thorton English
Contracted form of Thornton.
Thrall English
English status name from Old English þr?l ‘thrall’, ‘serf’ (from Old Norse þræll).
Threadgold English
Means "person who embroiders cloth with gold thread".
Threepwood English
The last name of the main pirate character in Lucaart's Monkey Island.
Threet American (Anglicized), German
Americanization of German Tritt.
Threston Medieval English (Rare)
The surname of Threston is English in origin, and, means "to twist"** and, can be traced as far back as the 11th century where the name is found in the "Domesday Book." The name Threston is a variation of the name of the town of Threxton, Norfolk, UK, and, there are several variations of the name Threxton including:... [more]
Throndsen Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Trondsen, meaning "son of Trond".
Thulin Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from thule, an ancient Greek and Roman term for an area in northern Europe which some believe to be the Nordic countries.
Thulis Irish
The 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".
Thunberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish tun (from Old Norse tún) "enclosure, courtyard, plot, fence" and berg "mountain".
Thundercloud English
This was the last name of a person I saw on YouTube. It was actually their last name. I am not joking at all. According to this site, it ranks 128,249 out of 162,253. It's a pretty badass last name... [more]
Thunderson English
Means "son of Thunder".
Thurgood English
From the Old English given name Thurgod (see Þórgautr).
Thuringer German
Habitational name for someone from Thuringia.
Thurles English
Today's generation of the Thurles family bears a name that was brought to England by the migration wave that was started by the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Thurles family lived in Suffolk, at Thurlow which was in turn derived from the Old English word tryohlaw, meaning dweller by the hill.
Thurman English (Rare)
Composed of the elements þórr (see Thor) and mundr "protection".
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