TabetaJapanese In eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, its often written as 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" and 端 (beta) meaning "edge, end". However, tabe has also been spelled with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
TabibiPersian From Persian طبیب (tabib) meaning "doctor, physician" (of Arabic origin).
TaiberGerman German (also Täuber) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Taube ‘pigeon, dove’. The -er inflection denotes the male bird, but in most cases this is an occupational name for a pigeon breeder, from an agent noun derivative ending in -er(t).
TakebeJapanese From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (take) meaning "build, construct", and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
TakenoJapanese From Japanese and 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
TaketaJapanese From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
TakezoJapanese Take means "bamboo" and zo means "castle".
TakiyaJapanese (Rare) Taki (滝) means "waterfall", ya (谷) means "valley". One notable fictional character who bears this surname is Genji Takiya (滝谷 源治) from Crows Zero, this surname is very rare.
TallónSpanish Either a Spanish variant of Catalan Talló (see Tallo) or a habitational name from any of the places in A Coruña, Ourense, and Pontevedra provinces called Tallón.
TallonEnglish, Irish, Norman, French English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French from a Germanic personal name derived from tal ‘destroy’, either as a short form of a compound name with this first element (compare Talbot) or as an independent byname... [more]
TalvetEstonian Talvet is an Estonian surname derived from "talve-" meaning "wintry".
TalvikEstonian Talvik is an Estonian surname meaning "winter" (from "talv", also a surname).
TalwarIndian Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, derived from Panjabitəlwār ‘sword’ (Sanskrit taravāri).
TamadaJapanese From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
TamakiJapanese From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" combined with 城 (ki) meaning "castle", 置 (ki) meaning "put, place, set", or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
TamangTibetan Tamang may be derived from the word Tamang, where Ta means "horse" and Mang means warrior in Tibetan. However there are no written documentations of Horse Rider naming nor present Tamang people have horse riding culture.
TamangTamang From Tamang རྟ་དམག་ (Ta Damag) meaning "Tamang", a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group.
TamanoJapanese From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle.
TanaseJapanese From 棚 (tana) meaning "shelf", 種 (tana) meaning "seed", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation, status", or 多 (ta) meaning "many, various" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what", that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, ripple, torrent"
TannenGerman, Jewish German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several places in Lower Saxony or Baden named with German Tannen ‘pine’, or from a short form of any of the many compound names formed with this element... [more]
TardifFrench, French (Quebec) From Latin tardivus, "slow". Given its unusually frequency as a family name and derivatives like Tardieu or Tardivel, it may have been a medieval given name.
TarverEnglish Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Thorferth, a variant of the Old Norse given name Þórfreðr (compare Tolfree), or perhaps from Torver, the name of a former village in Lancashire... [more]
TasakaJapanese From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
TasakiJapanese From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
TasaneEstonian Tasane is an Estonian surname meaning "flat".
TasmanDutch Derived from Dutch tas "bag" and man "person, man". Usually a metonymic name for someone who made bags, though in at least one case it was taken from the name of a ship, De Tas.
TautouFrench, Occitan Derived 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-).
TawneyEnglish, Norman Habitational 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.
TayamaJapanese From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
TaynakIndian The 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.
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."
TecsonFilipino From 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.
TedderEnglish From 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 Teddere, meaning “one who teds”... [more]
TegginMedieval Welsh derived from tha ancient area of now Flintshire which was named Tegeingl
TegnérSwedish Derived 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.
TejeroSpanish Occupational 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.
TekijiJapanese 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
TekkelEstonian Tekkel is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "teke" meaning "origin". "Tekkel" also means "college cap".
TeklićCroatian Derived from teklić, a rare form of the word "messenger".
TelagaIndian, Telugu It is a Telugu name, mostly denoting agricultural laborers.
TelferScottish, English, Italian From a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French taille or tailler "to cut" + fer "iron" Latin: ferrum "iron" (see Tagliaferro).
TelgerLow German Derivative of Telge, a topographic name denoting an enclosed tree nursery.
TempleEnglish, French Occupational 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)... [more]
Te PokiMaori The word Te means "the." The word Poki possibly means "to clear the garden." This was the name of a Ngati Mutunga tidewaiter and constable on what is now the Chatham Islands named Toenga Te Poki.
TeppanEstonian Teppan is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "teppija" meaning "quilter".
TesoroSpanish, Italian from tesoro "treasure" (from Latin thesaurus "hoard") applied as a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer. In some cases this may be a habitational name from El Tesoro in southern Spain... [more]
TesterEnglish From the Old French nickname testard, essentially meaning "big head", for a know-it-all.
TetleyEnglish 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]
TetseoNaga, Chakhesang Best known as the surname of a certain music group from Nagaland in Northeastern India.
ThamesEnglish 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".
ThanosGreek 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.