TayamaJapanese From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
TazawaJapanese From the Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" or 多 (ta) meaning "various, many" combined with 澤 or 沢 (sawa) meaning "wetland, marsh, swamp."
TellecheaBasque Castilianized spelling of Telletxea, a habitational name meaning "(from) the house with tiles", composed of teila "roof tile" and etxe "house, home, building".
TelleriaBasque Habitational name derived from Basque teileria meaning "tile works, tile kiln; place where tiles are made".
TempestaItalian Originally a nickname for a person with a blustery temperament, from Italian tempesta meaning "storm, tempest" (compare Tempest).... [more]
TennōjiyaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 天王寺谷 (Tennōjiya), script-changed from 天王寺屋 (Tennōjiya) meaning "Tennōji Store", a store that was in the ward of Tennōji in the city of Ōsaka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.
TerpstraWest Frisian, Dutch Derived from terp, a kind of artificial hill used as shelter during floods or high tide, and the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.
TeshigawaraJapanese From Japanese 勅 (te) meaning "imperial order", 使 (shi) meaning "messenger, envoy", 河 (ga) meaning "river", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
TeshimaJapanese From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
TezukaJapanese From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock, grave".
ThammavongsaLao From Lao ທັມມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
ThapaNepali, 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.
TheumaMaltese 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".
ThilakawardanaSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
ThomaGerman, German (Swiss) German and Swiss German: variant of Thomas. Greek: genitive patronymic from Thomas. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
TikkaFinnish Means "woodpecker" in Finnish. Alternatively, it could be from Karelian vernacular forms ending in -tikka, commonly seen in diminutives of many Orthodox names.
TorihamaJapanese From 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird, chicken" and 濱 (hama) meaning "seashore, beach".
ToriyamaJapanese From 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.
TorralbaSpanish, Catalan, Aragonese Habitational name from any of several places called Torralba, named with torre meaning "tower" + alba meaning "white".
TortaItalian Probably from Italian torto "twisted, bent, crooked", or the related French tort "wrong, deviated".
TortoraItalian From 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.
TregurthaCornish A rare Cornish surname that derives its name from either the manor of Tregurtha in the parish of St. Hilary (located in west Cornwall) or from the hamlet of Tregurtha Barton in the parish of St. Wenn (located in central Cornwall)... [more]
TroiaItalian Could derive from the name of a town in Foggia, or be a nickname derived from Italian troia "sow, female pig", which has a slang meaning of "slut".
TshuvaHebrew Means "answer" or "returning" in Hebrew. The term חוזר בתשובה which means "returning to the faith", reffers to a person who becomes more religious person in Judaism.
TsuburayaJapanese From Japanese 円 (tsubura) meaning "circle, round" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
TsuchidaJapanese From the Japanese 土 (tsuchi) "earth," "soil," 槌 (tsuchi) "mallet" or 津 (tsu) "harbour" and 知 (chi) "wisdom," "intellect" and 田 (da or ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (da or ta) "many."
TsuchiyaJapanese From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
TsuchiyamaJapanese From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
TsudaJapanese From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
TsugaJapanese Tsu means "seaport, harbor" and ga could come from ka meaning "congratulation" or "add, increase".
TsugawaJapanese From 津 (tsu) meaning "ferry, port, harbor" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
TsukasaJapanese From Japanese 司 (tsukasa) meaning "official; director; manager".... [more]
TsukasaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound; hillock; tumulus" and 狭 (sa) meaning "narrow; small", referring to a cramped up area with a small hill.