Submitted Surnames Starting with T

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Từ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 徐 (từ).
Tạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xie, from Sino-Vietnamese 謝 (tạ).
Taagepera Estonian
Taagepera is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "taga" ("behind", "at the back") and "pere" ("family", "folk").
Taal Estonian
Taal is an Estonian surname derived from the German "thaler"; a silver coin.
Taalmaa Estonian
Taalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "taal (thaler) maa (land)"
Taaramäe Estonian
Taaramäe is an Estonian surname meaning "Taara's hill/mountain". Taara is a prominent god in ancient Estonian mythology.
Tabak Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a seller of tobacco, from German Tabak, Yiddish and Ukrainian tabik (all ultimately from Spanish tabaco, a word of Caribbean origin). Tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.
Tabak Turkish
Occupational name for a tanner
Tabak Dutch
Occupational name for a butcher or hog breeder, from Middle Dutch tucbake, from tucken meaning "to pull, push, or strike" + bake meaning "hog".
Tabanao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tabanaw meaning "fake, not genuine".
Tabares Spanish
Spanish form of Tavares.
Tabassum Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tabassum.
Tabatabaei Persian
From the name of Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail, a descendant of Ali. He was supposedly given the name because he pronounced the Persian word قبا (qaba) (meaning "garment, cloak") as طبا (taba).
Tabbert German, Frisian
From Middle Low German tabbert, Middle Dutch tabbaert ‘tabard’, a sleeveless overgarment worn by men in the Middle Ages, (ultimately from French tabard, from Late Latin tabardum)... [more]
Taber English, Polish
English: variant spelling of Tabor. ... [more]
Taberner Catalan
It literally means someone who owns a tavern.
Taboada Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
Tabony Maltese
A Maltese knight
Tabor English, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Jewish
English: metonymic occupational name for a drummer, from Middle English, Old French tabo(u)r ‘drum’.... [more]
Tacconi Italian
Possibly from Italian taccone "patch".
Tacey English, English (American)
(East Midlands): From A Pet Form Of The Middle English Personal Name Eustace. Compare Stacey, Stace... [more]
Tachuri Telugu
THE GREAT LITTLESTAR SURNAME IS TACHURI
Tackleberry Popular Culture, American (Rare)
This is a surname most notably used by Officer Eugene Tackleberry (played by the lovably hilarious David Graf) in the classic Police Academy movies of the 1980s-90s. Officer Tackleberry is a markedly boyish police officer who has a passionate adoration for guns and adventure... [more]
Tacza Polish
Deppreciation of TARCZA which means shield in Polish.
Taczanowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages in Gmina Pleszew: Taczanów Pierwszy or Taczanów Drugi.
Tada Japanese
From the Japanese 多 (ta) "many" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Tadayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 多 meaning "many" and 田 meaning "rice field", and 屋 and 敷, 屋敷 meaning "great house".
Tadejević Croatian
Means "son of Tadej".
Tadeo Spanish
From the given name Tadeo
Tadevosyan Armenian
Means "son of Tadevos".
Tadokoro Japanese
It literally means "Farmland, Country" in Japanese. It's made up of 田 (Ta) meaning "Rice Field, Rice Paddyy", plus 所 (Dokoro).
Tadros Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Arabic form of Theodore, chiefly used by Copts.
Tae Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zheng.
Taechaubol Thai (Rare)
Possibly of Chinese origin.
Tael Estonian
Tael is an Estonian surname meaning "tinder" and "touchwood".
Taemin Korean Mythology
The ones you have hashes yo mama😂
Taevas Estonian
Taevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
Tafara Shona
Tafara means "We are happy or we rejoice". It is a name of rejoicing
Tafolla Spanish
Possibly a derivative of southern Spanish tafulla, tahulla, a term denoting a measure of land. The surname is not found in present-day Spain.
Tafoya Spanish
Possibly a variant of Tafolla.
Ţaga Romanian
Țaga is a commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
Taga Estonian
Taga is an Estonian surname meaning "behind".
Tagamets Estonian
Tagamets is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of forest".
Tagaväli Estonian
Tagaväli is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of field".
Tagawa Japanese (Rare)
Tagawa means "ricefield river"
Taghap Filipino, Cebuano
Means "guess, fluke" in Cebuano.
Taghipour Persian
Means "son of Taghi" in Persian.
Taghizadeh Persian
From the given name Taghi combibned with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Tagle Spanish (Philippines)
Hispanicized form of Arabic Tagri meaning "frontier."
Tagliacarne Italian
From Italian 'tagliare' "to cut" and 'carne' "meat".
Tagliaferro Italian
From the Italian tagliare "to cut" and ferro "iron" occupational name for an ironworker or a nickname for a strong or ferocious fighter, one who was adept at cutting through the cuirass of the enemy with his sword (see Telfer).
Tagliafico Italian
From the Italian tagliare "to cut" and fico "fig".
Taglialatela Italian
Taglialatela means "the person who cuts the cloth" and is typical in the Naples and Caserta areas of Italy.
Tagliamonte Italian
Tagliamonte means "mountain cutter". From the Italian tagliate (to cut) and monte (mountain).
Tagore Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Thakur.
Taguchi Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Tagumpay Filipino (Rare), Tagalog
Means "success, victory" in Tagalog.
Taha Arabic
From the given name Taha.
Tahara Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Taher Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahir.
Taheri Persian
From the given name Taher.
Taherian Persian
From the given name Taher.
Täheväli Estonian
Täheväli is an Estonian surname meaning "star field".
Tahir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tahir.
Tahirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Tahir".
Tähiste Estonian
Tähiste is an Estonian surname derived from "tähis" meaning "sign" and "symbol".
Tahk Estonian
Tahk is an Estonian surname meaning both "face/facet" or "aspect" and "whetstone".
Tahmasbi Persian
From the given name Tahmasb.
Tahmasebi Persian
From the given name Tahmasp.
Täht Estonian
Täht is an Estonian surname meaning "star".
Tai Chinese
Variant of Dai.
Taijjeron Chamorro
Chamoru for "wituout judge/leader/cheif"
Tailleur French
French for "tailor."
Taim Estonian
Taim is an Estonian surname meaning "plant", "herb" and "seedling".
Taimanglo Chamorro
Chamorro for "without wind/breath"
Taiminen Finnish
Derived from Finnish taimi meaning "sapling, young tree, plant".
Taimla Estonian
Taimla is an Estonian surname meaning "nursery".
Taimsalu Estonian
Taimsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/plant grove".
Taimsoo Estonian
Taimsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "plant/herb swamp".
Taina'an Chamorro (Modern, Rare)
Chamorro for "No name or reference".
Taira Japanese
Meaning "peace". Together with the Fujiwara and Minamoto, this is one of the most prominent clans in Japanese history... [more]
Taisacan Chamorro
Chamorro for "without year or age"
Taisakan Chamorro (Archaic)
Chamorro for "Without year or age". Alternate form of Taisacan.
Taitague Chamorro
Chamorro for "without meaning/essence/being "
Taitano Chamorro
Meaning "one without land" from Chamorro tai, prefix meaning "to be without", and tano meaning "land".
Taitingfong Chamorro
Means "without counting" from Chamorro tai meaning "without, not having" and tufong meaning "count".
Taj Pashto, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.
Taj Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.
Tajanlangit Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tahan langit meaning "to surrender to heaven".
Tajbakhsh Persian
Derived from Persian تاج‌ (taj) meaning "crown" and بخش (bakhsh) meaning "part, portion, section".
Tajima Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Tajiri Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 尻 (shiri) "behind, end, rear".
Taka Japanese
From Japanese taka, meaning "high, tall". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Takada Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Takagi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Takagiri Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [more]
Takahara Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Takahata Japanese
高 (Taka) means "expensive, tall, high" and 畑 (hata) means "field, farmland".... [more]
Takahide Japanese (Rare)
Taka means "eagle" such as in surname "Takasu" but more commonly means "tall,high" instead. Hide means "fine,excellence". This must be one of the very few Japanese surnames that has "Hide" in it. It is mostly just a first name element... [more]
Takahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (Taka) meaning "tall, high" and 星 (Hoshi) meaning "star" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Takai Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (i) "well."
Takaishi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Takaki Japanese
Taka means "high" and Ki means "tree".
Takakuwa Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "tall," "expensive" and 桑 (kuwa) "mulberry tree."
Takamachi Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin. It means "high town". Notable bearers are Nanoha Takamachi from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and Shiro and Miyuki Takamachi from Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever.
Takamaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"
Takamaru Japanese
This surname is used as 高丸 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Takamatsu Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Takami Japanese
Taka means "High, Tall, Expensive" and Mi means "Viewing, See, Outlook".
Takamine Japanese
Tákats means "high, expensive" and mine means "peak".
Takamitsu Japanese
"Taka" is high or tall, "Mitsu" is light (as in sunlight, lightbulb). This is a rare family name in Japan. It was created by a family within that last century, but strangely enough a couple other families with no blood relation have showed up with that surname within the last 20 years in the Japanese phonebook.
Takamiya Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Takamori Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Takamoto Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Takamura Japanese
Taka means "High, Expensive, Tall" and Mura means "Hamlet, Village".
Takanashi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 梨 (nashi) meaning "pear".
Takano Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 野 (no) "field, wilderness".
Takao Japanese
高 (Taka) means "High, Tall, Expensive" and 尾 (O) means "Tail". A fictional bearer of this last name is Kazunari Takao from Kuroko No Basket.
Takasaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Takasato Japanese
Taka means "talk, high" and sato means "village, hamlet".
Takase Japanese
Taka means "high, tall" and se means "current, riffle".
Takashima Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Takasu Japanese
Takasu is a surname that means "Hawk's nest". Taka alone means "hawk"(and others not used for this)and Su is the "nest".
Takasu Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 須 (su) meaning "necessary".
Takatsuka Japanese
Taka means "high" and tsuka means "mound, hill".
Takayama Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Takayanagi Japanese
Taka "High,Tall" and Yanagi "Willow".
Takayasu Japanese
Taka means "tall, high" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax"
Takazato Japanese
高 (Taka) means "High, Expensive, Tall" and Zato is a variant of 里 (Sato) meaning "Type of Measurement, Village, League, Parent's Home". A notable bearer is Suzuyo Takazato, a politician.
Takehara Japanese (Rare)
Take means "Bamboo" while Hara means "Plain". This surname means " Plain of the Bamboo". Takehara is also a city in Hiroshima and a railway station.
Takei Japanese
Take means "Bambo" and I means "Mineshaft, Well, Pit".
Takekawa Japanese
"Bamboo river."
Takemiya Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Takemizu Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Takemori Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and mori means "forest".
Takemura Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Takeno Japanese
Take means "Bamboo" and No means "Field, Wilderness".
Takeshita Japanese
Meaning ‘(one who lives) beneath the bamboo’; it was originally pronounced Takenoshita and taken from a village of that name in Suruga (now part of Shizuoka prefecture). The original bearers were descended from the northern Fujiwara through the Kuzuyama family... [more]
Taketatsu Japanese
竹 (Take) means "bamboo", 達 (tatsu) means "reach". ... [more]
Taketsuru Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and tsuru means "crane".... [more]
Takeyama Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and yama means "mountain".
Taki Japanese (Rare)
Tami means "Waterfall". This is occasionally a first name too,as a matter of a fact,neither of them are common.
Takigawa Japanese
"waterfall river."
Takiguchi Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and guchi comes from kuchi meaning "mouth, opening".
Takino Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and no means field, rice paddy".
Takinoue Japanese
Taki means "waterfall", no is a possessive particle meaning "therefore, of", and ue means "top, above, upper".
Takiya Japanese (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.
Takizawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and zawa comes from sawa meaning "marsh, swamp".
Takvam Norwegian
Literally: "Thanks For"
Takyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Talaat Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tal'at.
Talaba Filipino, Cebuano
Means "oyster" in Cebuano.
Talamantes Spanish
Habitational name from Talamantes in Zaragoza province
Talarico Italian
Of uncertain origin; probably from the Germanic personal name Athalaric.
Talat Arabic
Derived from the given name Tal'at.
Talavera Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of several places named Talavera, especially Talavera de la Reina in Toledo province.
Talbert English, French
From a continental Germanic personal name composed of the elements tal "valley" and berth "bright".
Talbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Talib.
Talcott English, Norman
Norman habitational name from Taillecourt in France.... [more]
Taleb Arabic
From the given name Talib.
Talebi Persian
From the given name Taleb.
Talgatov Kazakh
Means "son of Talgat".
Talha Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Talha.
Talhaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Talha (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Tali Estonian
Tali is an Estonian surname meaning both "winter" and "tackle" or "pulley".
Talib Arabic
From the given name Talib.
Talıbov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Talıb".
Talihärm Estonian
Talihärm is an Estonian surname meaning "winter frost".
Talija Serbian
Talija... [more]
Talingting Filipino, Cebuano
Means "sieve, plover" in Cebuano.
Talivee Estonian
Talivee is an Estonian surname meaning "winter water".
Talivere Estonian
Talivere is an Estonian surname meaning "winter blood".
Tall Estonian
Tall is an Estonian surname meaning both "lamb" and "stable/barn".
Tallant English (British, ?), Norman, Irish
English (of Norman origin) occupational name for a tailor or nickname for a good swordsman, from taillant ‘cutting’, present participle of Old French tailler ‘to cut’ (Late Latin taliare, from talea ‘(plant) cutting’)... [more]
Tallarico Italian
It came from the Medieval Italian names Tallarico and Talarico ultimately from the Ostrogothic name Atalarico.... [more]
Tallent English
Habitational name from Talland in Cornwall, which is thought to be named as ‘hill-brow church site’, from Cornish tal + lann.
Tallentire English (Rare)
From a small village in Cumbria, England, meaning 'head of the land' in Cumbric.
Talley English
Variant of Tolley.
Talley Irish (Anglicized)
Shortend anglicized form of Ó Taithligh.
Talley English (American)
Americanized form of Tallig.
Tallinn Estonian
Tallinn is an Estonian surname, derived from "Tallinn", the capital city of Estonia.
Tallón Spanish
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.
Tallon English, 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]