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Tateno JapaneseFrom Japanese 立
(tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tateoka JapaneseFrom Japanese 立
(tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 岡
(oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Tatewaki JapaneseFrom the Japanese 舘 (
tate) meaning "mansion, large building, palace" and 脇 (
waki) meaning "side."
Tateyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 館
(tate) meaning "large building, mansion" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain".
Tatlock EnglishProbably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in Lancashire or Cheshire, where the surname occurs most frequently.
Tatlonghari TagalogFrom Tagalog
Tatlong Hari referring to the three kings (also known as the Magi or wise men) who were said to have visited the newborn
Jesus.
Tatopoulos GreekSurname of dancer and actress Zoï Tatopoulos, and of her father, Patrick Tatopoulos, production designer and director
Tatsumi JapaneseThis surname is used as the combinations shown above, as well as others that aren't on this entry.... [
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Tatsumura JapaneseTatsu means "dragon" and mura could mean "town" or "hamlet, village".
Tatsuno JapaneseFrom Japanese 辰
(tatsu) meaning "dragon of the Chinese zodiac" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tatsuoka JapaneseTatsu means "Stand" or "Dragon, Imperial", and Oka means "Ridge, Hill."
Tauber GermanOccupational name for a pigeon breeder, from German
Taube "pigeon, dove".
Taue JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 上
(ue) meaning "above, top, upper".
Taunton EnglishHabitational name from Taunton in Somerset, Taunton Farm in Coulsdon, Surrey, or Tanton in North Yorkshire. The Somerset place name was originally a combination of a Celtic river name (now the Tone, possibly meaning ‘roaring stream’) + Old English
tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [
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Taura JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 浦
(ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Tautou French, OccitanDerived from French
tatou meaning "armadillo". It may have originally been given to a person who resembled an armadillo in some way. A famous bearer is the French actress and model Audrey Tautou (1976-).
Tawanda ShonaTawanda means "We have increased or multiplied". #It is a name acknowledging the birth of a child as an increase to the family".
Tawney English, NormanHabitational name from either of two places, Saint-Aubin-du-Thennay or Saint-Jean-du-Thennay, in Eure, Normandy, both so named from an uncertain first element (possibly a Gallo-Roman personal name or the Gaulish word tann ‘oak’, ‘holly’) + the locative suffix -acum.
Taynak IndianThe Surname needs a definition. The surname comes from India and is viewable from facebook profiles and google searches. Ganesh Taynak is a common name. The meaning is unknown so far.
Tazawa JapaneseFrom the Japanese 田 (
ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" or 多 (
ta) meaning "various, many" combined with 澤 or 沢 (
sawa) meaning "wetland, marsh, swamp."
Tazelaar DutchDutch (Zeeland) variant of
’t Hazelaar "the hazel bush", a topographic name for someone living by hazel bushes.
Teach EnglishThis surname is derived from the Middle English phrase "at asche," meaning at,or near the ash tree.
Teagarden Low GermanThe surname Teagarden was first found in Bavaria, where the name Tiegarten was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. The name appeared in Solingen as Thegarden as early as 1374 and was recorded as Tegarden in 1488... [
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Teare ManxManx form of
McIntyre, from Manx "mac y teyr" and Irish "mac an tSaoir" meaning "son of the craftsman"
Teasdale EnglishFrom
Teesdale, the name of a valley of the River Tees in northern England, derived from the river's name (meaning "warmth" in Old English) combined with
dæl meaning "valley".
Tebay EnglishFrom the name of a village in Cumbria, England, derived from the German name element
theod meaning "people".
Tecson FilipinoFrom Hokkien 德孫
(tiak sun) meaning "virtuous grandchild, benevolent grandchild". The bearers of this name are said to be descended from any of the three Tek Son brothers who originally came from Guangzhou, China.
Tecuceanu RomanianA topographical Romanian surname meaning "from Tecuci". Tecuci is a city in the Galaţi county of Romania.
Tedder EnglishFrom the Middle English word
Thedere or
Teddere which either comes from the Old English name
Thēodhere or the Germanic name
Theudher. Alternatively, it could be an occupational name from the Middle English
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Teder EstonianMeans "black grouse" in Estonian (species Tetrao tetrix, aka Lyrurus tetrix).
Tederich German, Swiss, ScandinavianThe origin and meaning of the surname Tederich is uncertain. It may be derived from the German word "Teder," which means tender or soft, or a variation of the surname Tiederich, which is a habitational name derived from Tiederen, a place name in Holstein.... [
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Tedre EstonianTedre is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse" and "freckle".
Tedsungnoen IsanFrom Thai สูงเนิน (
Sung Noen) meaning "Sung Noen", a district in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Tee EstonianTee is an Estonian surname meaning "road" or "causeway".
Teeäär EstonianTeeäär is an Estonia surname meaning "roadside" and "wayside".
Teearu EstonianTeearu is an Estonian surname meaning "road/lane grassland".
Teelaht EstonianTeelaht is an Estonian surname meaning "road/causeway bay".
Teetamm EstonianTeetamm is an Estonian surname meaning "causeway" or "embankment".
Teeveer EstonianTeeveer is an Estonian surname meaning "road/causeway edge".
Tefft EnglishVariant of English
Taft. This surname was already well established in Connecticut and Rhode Island by 1715.
Tegaldo ItalianThis surname is the Piedmontese origin. The Tegaldo last name comes from the Latin Teca (= shell beans). Its meaning is
grower of vegetables (bean). Also it is known as
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Tegnér SwedishDerived from the name of Tegnaby parish in Småland, Sweden. The name was originally spelled
Tegnérus, but was later shortened to Tegnér. Notable bearers include Alice Tegnér (1864-1943), composer of many Swedish hymns and children's songs, and Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846), bishop and writer.
Tehu EstonianTehu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tahuma" meaning to "hew" and "cut".
Teivas EstonianTeivas is an Estonian surname meaning "pole", "staff" and "stake".
Tejero SpanishOccupational Spanish surname for a tiler, its origin may be in Saragossa, Spain. A famous bearer is Antonio Tejero, a Lieutenant Colonel who was responsible for the 23-F coup attempt.
Tek TurkishMeans "single, sole, unique" in Turkish.
Tekiji Japanese適(Teki) means suitable, and 時(toki,ji) means Time, together 適時 (tekiji) means timely, the surname was borne from Oku Tekiji, a character from an upcoming fanganronpa, Danganronpa Twin Fates
Tekkel EstonianTekkel is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "teke" meaning "origin". "Tekkel" also means "college cap".
Teklić CroatianDerived from
teklić, a rare form of the word "messenger".
Telger Low GermanDerivative of
Telge, a topographic name denoting an enclosed tree nursery.
Teli IndianFrom Sanskrit तेली (
tēlī) meaning "oily" in Sanskrit. This is used by the Teli caste who traditionally specialized in oil pressing and trade.
Tellechea BasqueCastilianized spelling of
Telletxea, a habitational name meaning "(from) the house with tiles", composed of
teila "roof tile" and
etxe "house, home, building".
Telleria BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
teileria meaning "tile works, tile kiln; place where tiles are made".
Tempest English (British)English (Yorkshire): nickname for someone with a blustery temperament, from Middle English, Old French tempest(e) ‘storm’ (Latin tempestas ‘weather’, ‘season’, a derivative of tempus ‘time’).
Tempesta ItalianOriginally a nickname for a person with a blustery temperament, from Italian
tempesta meaning "storm, tempest" (compare
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Temple English, FrenchOccupational name or habitational name for someone who was employed at or lived near one of the houses ("temples") maintained by the Knights Templar, a crusading order so named because they claimed to occupy in Jerusalem the site of the old temple (Middle English, Old French temple, Latin templum)... [
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Templer EnglishTempler is an Old English surname denoting either a servant of one of the Knights Templar, or a person living near or serving at a church. The meaning is “church attendant”.
Templeton EnglishDerived from
Templeton, from the English words 'temple' and 'town'.
Templin GermanGerman habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg, of Slavic origin.
Tempski PolishHabitatual name derived from Tępcz, Gdańsk, Luzino commune, a town in Poland.
Ten Boom DutchMeans "at the tree" in Dutch. A notable bearer of this surname was Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983), a German woman who helped Jewish people take refuge into her home during the Second World War.
Teneyck Dutch (Americanized)From Dutch
ten eik meaning "at the oak tree", a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent oak tree. This has been a prominent family name in Albany, NY, area since the 1630s.
Teng ChineseFrom Chinese 滕
(téng) referring to the ancient state of Teng, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Teng ChineseAlternate transcription of
Deng as well as the Hokkien and Teochew romanization of the name.
Téngyuán ChineseFrom Chinese 藤 (téng) meaning "wisteria" combined with 原 (yuán) meaning "origin, source".
Tenjiùmae JapaneseFrom the kanji 天 meaning "sky, heaven", 救 "salvation, saviour, rescue, save", and 前 as "before, prior, previous, former".... [
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