Submitted Surnames Starting with T

Takezawa Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Takezo Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and zo means "castle".

Takezou Japanese

Takhtarov m Russian

Takhtaulov m Russian (?)

Taki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids".

Takida Japanese

Takidze Georgian

Takigai Japanese
Variant of Takitani.

Takigami Japanese

Takigawa Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Takigaya Japanese
Variant of Takitani.

Takiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, opening, entrance".

Takikawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and kawa means "river, stream".

Takimoto Japanese
From Japanese 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Takimura Japanese
Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and mura means "village, hamlet".

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".

Takisaki Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Takita Japanese

Takitani Japanese
Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and tani means "valley".

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.

Takiyama Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Takizaki Japanese
Variant of Takisaki.

Takizawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and zawa comes from sawa meaning "marsh, swamp".

Takizawa Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Takomi Hebrew

Takoro Papuan

Taktayev m Russian

Takubo Japanese

Takuma Japanese

Takumi Japanese
From 宅 (taku) meaning "home, house, residence" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, outlook".

Takumjenak Yupik

Takushi Japanese

Takvam Norwegian
Literally: "Thanks For"

Takyi Akan
Meaning unknown.

Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.

Tala Filipino
meaning a star in philippine culture

Talaat Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tal'at.

Talaba Filipino, Cebuano
Means "oyster" in Cebuano.

Talacková f Czech

Talakai Tongan

Talakh Ukrainian (?)

Talal Arabic
From the given name Talal.

Talamantes Spanish
Habitational name from Talamantes in Zaragoza province

Talampas Filipino
Means "plateau, stiff cliff" in Tagalog.

Talanoa Tongan

Talarico Italian
From a variant of the given name Atalarico, an Italian form of Germanic Athalaric "noble power".

Talat Arabic
Derived from the given name Tal'at.

Talatini Various

Talavar Indian, Kannada

Talaveira Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese cognate of Talavera.

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.

Talbott English
Variant of Talbot.

Tal Brough Hebrew (Rare)

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.

Talerico Italian
Variant of Talarico.

Taley Iranian

Talgatov Kazakh
Means "son of Talgat".

Talgatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Talgatov.

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".

Talia Northern African

Taliaferro Italian, American (South)
Variant of Tagliaferro.

Taliana Maltese

Talianek Slovak
Talianek has been used almost interchangeably with the other variants in Slovak church records starting in 1745 in Brezova Pod Bradlom, Slovakia. This surname split into 2 branches, talianek and talianko; in the early 1800s as the family grew and began to spread to neighboring towns... [more]

Talib Arabic
From the given name Talib.

Talıbov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Talıb".

Talıbova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Talıbov.

Talıbzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Talıb".

Talifu Indonesian

Talihärm Estonian
Talihärm is an Estonian surname meaning "winter frost".

Talija Serbian
Talija... [more]

Talil Arabic (Maghrebi)

Talingting Filipino, Cebuano
Means "sieve, plover" in Cebuano.

Talinov Russian (Rare, ?)

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".

Tall Romansh

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]

Tallarigo Italian

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.

Tallents English
Variant of Tallent.

Talley English
Variant of Tolley.

Talley Irish (Anglicized)
Shortend anglicized form of Ó Taithligh.

Talley English (American)
Americanized form of Tallig.

Talli Indonesian

Tallinn Estonian
Tallinn is an Estonian surname, derived from "Tallinn", the capital city of Estonia.

Tallis English

Tallman English

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]

Talloran German (Modern, ?)
It is unknown whether Talloran is a real surname or not. However, the surname means "brave" and is given to James Talloran, a fictional character working for the SCP Foundation. The SCP Foundation is a secret organization that studies the paranormal... [more]

Talmage m English (British)

Talmus English

Talon Filipino

Talon English, French
Derived from Old French talon "heel", denoting a person with a deformity or a swift person. It could also be a diminutive form of given names Talbot and Talleyrand.

Ta Lou Western African

Talts Estonian
Talts is an Estonian surname, possibly deriving from "taltsas", meaning "tame".

Talu Estonian
Talu is an Estonian surname meaning "farmstead".

Talujärv Estonian
Talujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "farm lake".

Talukdar Bengali, Indian, Assamese
Bengali alternate transcription of Talukder as well as the Assamese form.

Talukder Bengali
From a title for land-owning aristocrats in the Mughal Empire and British Raj who were responsible for collecting taxes. The title itself was derived from Arabic تعلق (ta'alluq) meaning "attachment, affiliation" combined with the Persian suffix دار (-dar) indicating ownership.

Talumaa Estonian
Talumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "farmland".

Talumets Estonian
Talumets is an Estonian surname literally meaning "farm (talu) forest (mets)"; a farmstead in or near a forest.

Talusaar Estonian
Talusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "farm island".

Talvet Estonian
Talvet is an Estonian surname derived from "talve-" meaning "wintry".

Talvi Estonian
Talvi is an Estonian surname meaning "winter" (from "talv", also a surname).

Talvik Estonian
Talvik is an Estonian surname meaning "winter" (from "talv", also a surname).

Talwar Indian
Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, derived from Panjabitəlwār ‘sword’ (Sanskrit taravāri).

Talysh Russian
From Russian талыш (talysh), meaning "a Talysh". The Talysh are a minority ethnic group in Iran and Azerbaidzhan.

Talyzin m Russian

Tam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tan.

Tam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tan.

Tamacas Spanish, Central American

Tamachi Japanese

Tamada Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tamagawa Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "gem, jewel, ball" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Tamai Japanese
From the Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, bundle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Tamakawa Japanese
Tama means "jewel square" and kawa means "river".

Tamaki Japanese
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".

Tamakoshi Japanese
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, go over, cross, exceed, surpass, transgress".

Tamamoto Japanese, Ryukyuan, Okinawan
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".

Tamamura Japanese
Tama means "Jewel" and Mura means "village."... [more]

Tamanaha Japanese
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball", 那 (na) meaning "what?", and 覇 (ha) meaning "supremacy, leadership, hegemony, champion".

Tamang Tibetan
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.

Tamang Tamang
From Tamang རྟ་དམག་ (Ta Damag) meaning "Tamang", a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group.

Tamanishi Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (Tama) meaning "jewel; ball" and 西 (Nishi) meaning "west; Spain".

Tamano Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle.

Tamano Filipino, Maranao

Tamaoi Japanese (Rare)

Tamaoka Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "gem, jewel, ball" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tamara Japanese (Rare)

Tamari Japanese

Tamaro Croatian

Tamaru Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "whole, complete".

Tamashiro Japanese
Means "jewel castle" or "ball castle" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 玉 (jewel, ball) and 城 (castle). This surname is of Okinawan origin.

Tamasian Armenian

Tamata Japanese

Tamatsuka Japanese
Tama means "jewel" and tsuka means "mound".

Tamatsuki Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 玉槻 with 玉 (gyoku, tama, tama-, -dama) meaning "ball, jewel" and 槻 (ki, tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree."

Tamayama Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".

Tamayo Spanish
from a town in the burgos region in spain.

Tamazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Tamaz".

Tamazight Berber, Northern African
Derived from ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ (Tamaziɣt), the Berber (Amazigh) name for the collective Berber language family used in North Africa.

Tamba Western African

Tambak Batak

Tambat Marathi
Marathi form of Tamrakar.

Tambatkar Indian
Variant of Tamrakar.

Tambet Estonian
from given name Tambet

Tambor Jewish
Derived from German Tambour "drummer in a regiment", ultimately via French tambour from Old French tambor "drum".

Tambovtsev m Russian
Means "from Tambov".

Tambunan Batak
Derived from Batak tambun meaning "large, many" or "hill, heap, mound".

Tamburini Italian
Means "drummer", from Italian tamburo "drum".

Tameishi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為 (tame) meaning "advantage; benefit" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone", referring to useful stone.... [more]

Tamekiyo Japanese

Tamekuni Japanese

Tamenari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為成 (Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former area in the city of Bungotakada in the prefecture of Ōita in Japan.... [more]

Tamenari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為成 (Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former division in the area of Fuchū in the city of Toyama in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [more]

Tamenori Japanese

Tamer Arabic
Derived from the given name Tamir.

Tamera Indian
Variant of Tamrakar.

Tami Japanese

Tamiko English (Canadian)

Tamim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tamim.

Tamimi Arabic
From the given name Tamim.

Tamir Jewish
From the given name Tamir.

Tamirak Mon, Thai

Tamiya Japanese (Rare)
Tamiya means "rice field palace". See also Miyata

Tammam Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Tammam.

Tammearu Estonian
Tammearu is an Estonian surname meaning "oaken upland meadow".

Tammejuur Estonian
Tammejuur is an Estonian surname meaning "oak root".

Tammemaa Estonian
Tammemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "oak land".

Tammemägi Estonian
Tammemägi is an Estonian surname meaning "oak hill/mountain".

Tammeoks Estonian
Tammeoks is an Estonian surname meaning "oak branch".

Tammeorg Estonian
Tammeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "oak valley".

Tammepuu Estonian
Tammepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "oak tree".

Tammert Estonian
Tammert is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" ("oak") and "tamme-" ("oaken").

Tammetalu Estonian
Tammetalu is an Estonian surname meaning "oak farm/farmstead".

Tammets Estonian
Tammets is an Estonian surname meaning "oak forest".

Tammeväli Estonian
Tammeväli is an Estonian surname meaning "oak field".

Tammeveski Estonian
Tammeveski is an Estonian surname meaning "oak mill".

Tammik Estonian
Tammik is an Estonian surname meaning "oak wood" and "oak forest".

Tammiksaar Estonian
Tammiksaar is an Estonian surname meaning "oak wood island".

Tammiku Estonian
Tammiku is an Estonian surname meaning "oak wood" and "oak forest".

Tamminen Finnish
From "tammi" meaning "oak tree". A place with lot of oaks.

Tammiste Estonian
Tammiste is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" meaning "oak".

Tammjärv Estonian
Tammjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "oak lake" and "dam/levee lake".

Tammsaar Estonian
Tammsaar is an Estonian surname, meaning "oak island".

Tammsalu Estonian
Tammsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "oak ridge".

Tammus Estonian
Tammus is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" meaning both "oak" and "dam".

Tamon Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 多門, 多聞 or 田門 with 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much", 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy", 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate" and 聞 (bun, mon, ki.ku, ki.koeru) meaning "ask, hear, listen."... [more]

Tamondong Filipino, Pangasinan
Meaning uncertain.

Tampõld Estonian
Tampõld is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" ("oak") and "põld" ("field").

Tampubolon Batak
From Batak tampuk meaning "leaf stalk, base" and bolon meaning "big, large, great".

Tamrakar Newar, Indian
Means "copper maker; craftsman" in Sanskrit. This is used by the Tamrakar caste of Nepal and India, and mainly of Newar ethnicity in Nepal.

Tamta Kumaoni, Garhwali
Kumaoni and Garhwali form of Tamrakar.

Tamukoh Japanese

Tan English (Australian, Rare)
Possibly from the English Word "Tan", or from the Given Name Tan.

Tan Turkish
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Turkish.

Tan Chinese
From Chinese 谭 (tán) referring to the state of Tan that existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Tan Chinese
From Chinese 谈 (tán) referring to the ancient vassal state of Tan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Tanabata Japanese (Rare)
This surname refers to the Japanese Star Festival on July 7th.

Tanabe Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 辺 or 邊 (nabe) meaning "area, place".

Tanaca Japanese (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Tanaka.

Tanacea Romanian (Rare)

Tanada Japanese

Tañag Tagalog
Variant of Tanyag influenced by Spanish orthography.

Tanaha Indian

Tanahara Japanese
Variant transcription of Tahara or variant of Takahara.

Tanahashi Japanese

Tanaiyo Gorontalo

Tanajara Japanese (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican)
Hispanicized form of Tanahara.

Tanase Romanian

Tanase Japanese
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"

Tănăsescu Romanian
Patronymic surname meaning "the son of Tănăs".

Tanasijević Serbian
Means "son of Tanasije".

Tanata Japanese

Tanatarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Tanatar".

Tanatarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tanatarov.

Tanatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Tanat".

Tanatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tanatov.

Tänav Estonian
Tänav is an Estonian surname meaning "street".

Tänavots Estonian
Tänavots is an Estonian surname meaning "street end".

Tänavsuu Estonian
Tänavsuu is an Estonian surname literally meaning "street mouth" ("street entry", or "the beginning of the street"); derived from the compound words "tänav" ("street") and "suu" ("mouth").

Tanchoco Chinese (Filipino)
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.

Tancinco Chinese (Filipino)
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.

Tancock English
From a shortened variant of the male personal name Andrew, with the suffix -cock (literally "cockerel", hence "jaunty or bumptious young man"), that was often added to create pet-forms of personal names in the Middle Ages.

Tancredi Italian
From the given name Tancredi.

Tanda African

Tanda Japanese
From Japanese 反 (tan) referring to a unit of areal measure (equivalent to about 991.7 metres squared) and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tander Filipino

Tandon Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Of unknown meaning.

Tandy English
From a pet-form of the male personal name Andrew.

Tane Japanese

Taneal f English (Rare)

Taneda Japanese
From 種 (tane) meaning "seed" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Tanegashima Japanese

Tanehira Japanese

Taneichi Japanese
From Japanese 種 (tane) meaning "seed, pit, origin" and 市 (ichi) meaning "market, shop".

Taneja Indian
This surname was apparently derived from tən‘blade of grass’ (from Sanskrit tṛna).

Tanev Bulgarian
Derived from the forename Tane.

Taneva Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tanev.

Tanfal German

Tăng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zeng, from Sino-Vietnamese 曾 (tăng).

Tang Chinese
From Chinese 汤 (tāng) meaning "hot water, soup, broth", originally derived from the name of Cheng Tang, the first king of the Shang dynasty.

Tangahu Gorontalo

Tangara Western African, Manding
Malian Bambara surname of unknown meaning.

Tange Japanese

Tangen Norwegian
Tangen is a village in south-east Norway.

Tangerine English
Possibly means "from Tangier".

Tanginoa Tongan

Tanglao Tagalog
From Tagalog tanglaw meaning "light, illumination", ultimately from Hokkien 燈樓/灯楼 (teng-lâu).

Tangoku Japanese

Tanguay French (Quebec), English (American)
Variant of Tanguy.

Tanguma Indigenous American (?), Mexican
Mexican surname of uncertain origin, probably Native American.

Tanguy French, Breton
From the given name Tanguy, derived from Breton tan "fire" and ki "dog".

Tanhuser Romansh (Germanized)
Variant of Tannhauser.

Taniai Japanese

Tanibara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tanihara.

Tanibuki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 谷吹 (see Yabuki).

Tanida Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tanie Japanese
Tani means "valley" and e means "inlet, river".

Tanielian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դանիելյան (see Danielyan)

Tanielu Samoan
From the given name Daniel.

Tanifuji Japanese
Tani means "valley" and fuji means "wisteria".

Tanigawa Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Tanihara Japanese
Tani means "valley" and hara means "plain". ... [more]

Tanikawa Japanese
From the Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "stream, river."

Tanikuwa Japanese

Tanimatsu Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Tanimizu Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Tanimoto Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Tanimura Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Taninaka Japanese
Tani means "valley" and naka means "middle".

Tanino Japanese
From 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".

Tanioka Japanese
Tani means "valley" and oka means "ridge, hill".

Tanis Haitian Creole

Tanisawa Japanese
Tani means "valley" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Tanita Japanese

Taniura Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Taniwara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tanihara.

Taniyama Japanese
Tani means "valley" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]

Tanizawa Japanese
Variant of Tanisawa.

Tanji Japanese (Rare)
Rare in Japan, the name is written with characters meaning ‘red’ and ‘govern’. The actual meaning is unclear.

Tanjung Minangkabau, Batak
From Minangkabau tanjuang or Batak tanjung both meaning "cape, headland, point".

Tankersley English

Tanko Romanian (Americanized)
In Romania Tankó is most common in Harghita, Covasna, and Bacău counties. Tankó is also common in Hungary and Slovakia.

Tanlee American

Tannahill Scottish
From the name of a place in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Tannen German, 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]

Tannenbaum Jewish, German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) topographic name or Jewish ornamental name from German Tannenbaum ‘fir tree’, ‘pine tree’.