Submitted Surnames Starting with T

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Todorić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Todor".
Todoroki Japanese
Means "thundering sound" or "equal power" in Japanese. A famous bearer is Shoto Todoroki, a character in the anime series 'My Hero Academia'.
Todoroska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Todoroski.
Todoroski m Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".
Todorovac Bosnian
Possibly related to Todorović, commonly used by Serbs.
Todorovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Todorovski.
Todorovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".
Todrick Scottish
From the name of a family manor in Selkirk, Scotland, itself from Scots tod "fox" and rig "ridge".
Tõeleid Estonian
Tõeleid is an Estonian surname meaning "find of truth".
Toepfer German (Anglicized)
Anglicised spelling of Töpfer.
Tofte Norwegian
Named after the village of Tofte in the Halstoy district of Norway. The town of Tofte, Minnesota, United States, was founded by Norwegian immigrants with the surname.
Toga Japanese
From Japanese 東 () "East", "eastern" and 賀 (ga) "congratulation". Other kanji combinations can form this surname as well.
Togami Japanese
From Japanese 十神 (togami) meaning "ten gods".
Togashi Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 樫 (kashi) meaning "oak".
Togata Japanese
From Japanese 通 (to, tou, tō) meaning "through" and 形 (gata) meaning "form"
Togatorop Batak
One of the Toba Batak clans originating from Muara, North Tapanuli.
Toggwiler Romansh
Derived from the place name Toggwil.
Tognazzi Italian
From the given name Antonio. A famous bearer was Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi (1922–1990).
Togo Japanese
From Japanese 東 (to, tou, tō) meaning "east" and 郷 (go, gou, gō) meaning "village"
Toguri Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Tögyörd Slovak
Slovak I have a baptismal record of my great Grandfather I can send.
Toh Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Du.
Toh Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhuo.
Toh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 塔 (see ).
Tohi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 登日 (see Tobi).
Tohkin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).
Toht Estonian
Toht is an Estonian surname meaning "(tree) bark".
Tohver Estonian
Tohver is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "ohver" meaning "martyr" and "sacrifice".
Toi Indonesian
Indonesian for Cai.
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Toim Estonian
Toim is an Estonian surname meaning "grain".
Tojo Japanese
Variant transcription of Toujou.
Tok Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhuo.
Tok Turkish
Means "sated, full" in Turkish.
Tokairin Japanese
From 東 (to, higashi) meaning "east" combined with 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "sea, ocean", and 林 (rin) meaning "grove".
Tokarev Russian
Patronymic name derived from Russian токарь (tokar) meaning "turner". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone. A notable bearer of this name was the Russian-American singer and songwriter Willi Tokarev (1934-2019).
Tokareva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Токарев (see Tokarev).
Tokiai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 伽藍 (see Garan).
Tokimori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 時 (toki) meaning "time; moment" (referring to the time of purification of oneself, rituals, and praying for the advent of God) and 森 (mori) meaning "forest; woods".
Tokimoto Japanese
Toki means "time" and moto means "origin".
Tōkin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 (see Zukin).... [more]
Tokin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).
Tokino Japanese
From 時 (toki) meaning "time, moment" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Tokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Toki means "time", no means "therefore, of", and ue means "above, top, upper".
Tokiwa Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "管" meaning "Organize", and "和" meaning "Normal", "Japanese". Other combinations possible.
Tõkke Estonian
Tõkke is an Estonian surname meaning derived from "tõke", meaning "barrier" or "block". "Tõkke" also means "preemptive".
Tokko Korean
Alternative transcription of the surname Dokgo.
Tokmak Turkish
Means "mallet" in Turkish.
Tokoro Japanese
As a surname it is often spelled as to meaning "field, wilderness" and koro means "spine, road".
Tokoyami Japanese
From Japanese 常 (toko) meaning "everlasting, eternal" and 闇 (yami) meaning "darkness"
Toktarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Toktar".
Toktarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Toktarov.
Tokuda Japanese
From Japanese 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tokufuji Japanese
Toku means "Virtue" and Fuji means "Wisteria".
Tokugawa Japanese (Rare)
The kanji in this surname : Toku ("Virtue") + Gawa ("River"). Ieyasu Tokugawa was the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Tokuhiro Japanese
From 徳 (toku) "virtue, ethics" and 弘 (hiro.i, gu, kou) meaning "broad, vast, wide".
Tokui Japanese
Meaning : Toku "Virtue" and I "Well, Mineshaft, Pit".
Tokuma Japanese
From 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause".
Tokunaga Japanese
From Japanese 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Tokuyama Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 徳 meaning "Virtue" and 山 meaning "Mountain".
Tolan Irish
Recorded as O'Tolan, O'Twolan, Toland, Toolan, Toolin, apparently Thulis, possibly on some occasions O'Toole, and probably others, this is an ancient Irish surname of very confusing origins... [more]
Toland Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Tõldsepp Estonian
Tõldsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "carriage" or "coach smith".
Toledo Spanish
Habitational name from the city of Toledo in Spain, derived from Latin Toletum of uncertain meaning.
Tolegenov Kazakh
Means "son of Tolegen".
Tolegenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tolegenov.
Tolentino Spanish, Filipino, Portuguese, Italian (Rare), Judeo-Italian
Ultimately derived from the name of a town in the province of Macerata, Italy (see Tolentino). This was adopted as a Spanish given name in honour of the 14th-century Italian saint and mystic Nicholas of Tolentino... [more]
Toler English
Variant of Toller.
Tolivar Asturian (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Tolliver. Apparently, this name may have originated in Candamo, Asturias, in the 18th (or earlier) century. The "var" last syllable may be related to "fer," and the meaning may be related to iron, e.g. iron miner, iron refiner, etc... [more]
Tolkachev m Russian
Maybe derived from the Russian word "только (tol'ko)" meaning only.
Tolkacz Polish (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Tołkacz.
Tolkacz Polish
Variant of Tkacz.
Tolkacz Polish
Variant of Tkacz.
Tolkacz Polish
Variant of Tkacz.
Tolkynov m Kazakh
Means "son of Tolkyn".
Tolkynova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tolkynov.
Tõll Estonian
Tõll is an Estonian surname derived from the mythological Estonian hero giant Suur Tõll ("Big Tõll" or "Tõll the Great") who lived on the island of Saaremaa.
Toll English
A surname given to a person who lived near a clump of trees.
Tõllasepp Estonian
Tõllasepp is an Estonian surname meaning "coach maker" or "coach smith"; derived form the compound words "tõld" (coach, chariot) and "sepp" (smith).
Tollefsen Norwegian
From a patronymic from Tollef, a variant of Torleiv, from Old Norse þorleifr (see Torleif).
Tolley English
Derived from the Middle English given name Toli, itself an English borrowing of Old Norse Tóli and thus a diminutive of Thórr.
Tolley English
Anglicized form of Tolle.
Tolli Estonian
Tolli is an Estonian surname meaning "bonded".
Tolomeo Italian
From a personal name which was either a short form of Bartolomeo or an Italian form of the Greek Ptolemaios.
Tölp Estonian
Tölp is an Estonian surname meaning "dock-tailed", "tailless", "short", "scanty", "dull", and "dim-witted".
Tolstoy Russian
Means "fat" from Russian толстый (tolstyy) meaning "thick, stout, fat". This was the name of a Russian family of nobility; a notable member was Count Lev "Leo" Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian writer.
Tolton English, Irish
habitational name possibly from either of two places called Tollerton in Nottinghamshire and North Yorkshire. The first is named from the Old Norse personal name Þórleifr and Old English tun "settlement, enclosure"; the second is from Old English tolnere "tax gatherers" and tun.
Tołwiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Tołwin.
Tom Chinese
Common Chinese name
Tomabechi Japanese
From Japanese 苫 (toma) meaning "woven mat", 米 (me) meaning "rice" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land".
Tomahawk Sioux
The name comes from Powhatan tamahaac, derived from the Proto-Algonquian root *temah- 'to cut off by tool'. Algonquian cognates include Lenape təmahikan, Malecite-Passamaquoddy tomhikon, Abenaki demahigan, all of which mean "axe".
Toman Czech
Toman is nickname of name Tomas.
Tòmas Scottish
From the given name Tòmas.
Tomás Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
From the given name Tomás.
Tomáš Czech, Slovak
From the given name Tomáš.
Tomas Lithuanian, Polish
From the given name Tomas.
Tomaš Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, German
From the given name Tomaš.
Tomaschett Romansh
Derived from an archaic diminutive of the given name Tumasch.
Tomašević Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Tomaš".
Tomasi Italian
From the given name Tomaso.
Tomasik Polish
Means "son of Tomas".
Tomaso Italian
From the given name Tomaso.
Tómassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Tómas" in Icelandic.
Tomasy Malagasy
From the given name Tomasy.
Tomasyk Czech
Czech and Slovak (Tomášek) and German (under Slavic influence): from a pet form of the personal name, Czech Tomáš ( see Thomas ).
Tomaszek Polish
From the given name Tomasz.
Tomasży Polish
Comes from the personal name Tomasz and any other name that relates to that name.
Tomatsu Japanese
From the Japanese 戸 (to or do) "door," "shutter" and 松 (matsu) "pine tree."
Tombaugh German
topographic name from to dem bach ‘at the creek’, perhaps a hybrid form as Bach is standard German, bek(e) being the Low German form. habitational name from places in Hesse, Baden, and Bavaria called Dombach (earlier Tunbach, from tun, tan ‘mud’).
Tombros Greek
From the Slavic word (dobr), good, honest.
Tombura Zande, Central African
Tombura is of unknown etymology.
Tomczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Tomek.
Tomé Portuguese
From the given name Tomé.
Tomei Italian
Patronymic form of Tomeo. Famous bearers include American actresses Marisa Tomei (1964-) and Concetta Tomei (1945-).
Tomek Czech
Comes from a pet form of the personal name Tomáš.
Tomeo Italian
From a short form of the given name Bartolomeo.
Tomer Hebrew
From the given name Tomer.
Tomičić Croatian
Variant of Tomčić. Derived from Toma 2.
Tomida Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and da comes from ta meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Tomihiro Japanese
From 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious".
Tomii Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Tomiie Japanese (Rare)
Tomi means "wealth, abundance, fortune" and ie means "house, home, building, family, dwelling, residence, habitation".
Tomikawa Japanese
From 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river."
Tomimoto Japanese
From 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 本 (moto) meaning "root, base, origin".
Tominaga Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Tomino Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and no means "field, plain".
Tomisawa Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Tomita Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, fortune" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Tomiyama Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Tomiyasu Japanese
Tomi means "wealthy" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax".
Tomizawa Japanese
From Japanese 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Tomkin English
Derived from the forename Thomas.
Tomko Slovak
From a pet form of the given name Tomáš.
Tomlin English
From a pet form of Tom, a short form of the personal name Thomas.
Tomlinson English
Patronymic from the personal name Tomlin.
Tommaso Italian
From the given name Tommaso.
Tommy English
Derived from the given name Tommy.
Tomobe Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and be means "section, division".
Tomoeda Japanese
Tomo means "Friend", Eda means "Branch, Twig".
Tomoki Japanese
From 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" and meaning 木 (ki) "tree, wood".
Tomonaga Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning, epoch, period" and 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Tomonaga Japanese
From Japanese 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Tomono Japanese
Tomo can mean "friend" or "wisdom" and no means "field, wilderness".
Tomooka Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and oka means "hill".
Tomosaka Japanese
友 (Tomo) means "friend" and 坂 (saka) means "slope, hill".
Tomose Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and se means "ripple, current".
Tomotake Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and take means "bamboo".
Tomotani Japanese
The surname can have different meanings depending on the kanji used
Tomović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Tomo" or "son of Toma 2".
Tomp Estonian
Tomp is an Estonian surname meaning "stump".
Tompkins English
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Tom 1.
Tompson English
A variant of Thompson.
Tomson English
A variant of Thompson, meaning "Son of Thomas".
Tôn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Sun, from Sino-Vietnamese 孫 (tôn).
Tonderai Shona
Tonderai means "Remember". This name is given as a call to remember a particular event or to remember one's origins.
Tondi Estonian
Tondi is an Estonian surname meaning "haunted" and "spooky".
Tone English
Was first found in Leicestershire where Ralph de Toni received lands of the Lordship of Belvoir for his services as Standard bearer at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Tonelli Italian
Derived from a short form of Antonello, itself a diminutive of Antonio.
Toner Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
An anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname, O'Tomhrair. Still used in the modern day Republic of Ireland, and relatively common in Atlantic Canada.
Tones English
Variant of Tone.
Toney English
Derived from the given name Anthony.
Tống Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Song, from Sino-Vietnamese 宋 (tống).
Tongbang Korean
Korean form of Dongfang, from Sino-Korean 東方 (tongbang).
Toni Italian
From the given name Antonio.
Tõnismäe Estonian
Tõnismäe is an Estonian surname meaning "Tõnis' (a masculine given name) hill".
Tõnisots Estonian
Tõnisots is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis" and "ots" meaning "end"; "Tõnis' end"; a geographical location.
Tõnisson Estonian
Tõnisson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Tõnis" and the Germanic word "son"; "Tõnis's son".
Tõnissoo Estonian
Tõnissoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Tõnis' (a masculine given name) swamp". Probably an Estonianization of "Tõnis' son (son of Tõnis)".
Tõniste Estonian
Tõniste is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis/Tõnu".
Tönjachen Romansh
Contraction of a short form of Antonius and Jachen.
Tonkin English, Scottish
Derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Antony; from the nick. Tony, and with diminutive suffix Ton-kin.
Tonkinson English
Means "son of Tonkin".
Tonković Croatian
Means "son of Tonko".
Tõnn Estonian
Tõnn is an Estonian surname and masculine given name related to the masculine given name "Tõnu".
Tonnelier French
French for "cooper."
Tonnesen Norwegian
Means "son of Tønnes", Tonnes or Tønne(s) being a Norwegian short form of Antonius.
Tonnoir French, French (Belgian)
Means "thunder". Originally, a nickname given to loud men. Very rare.
Tôn Nữ Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 孫女 (tôn nữ) meaning "granddaughter", originally used as a title for various royal women belonging to the Nguyễn dynasty.
Tōno Japanese
From Japanese 東 (tō) meaning "east" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tōno Japanese
From Japanese 遠 (tō) meaning "distant, far off" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tono Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 東野 (see Tōno).
Tonosaki Japanese
From Japanese 外 (to) meaning "outside", an unwritten possessive marker 之 (no), and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Tôn Thất Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 宗室 (tông thất) meaning "imperial clan", originally given to members of the royal family of the Nguyễn dynasty.
Ton That Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Tôn Thất.
Tontodonati Italian
From Italian tonto "foolish, stupid" and the given name Donato.
Tönz Romansh
Variant of Tenz.
Tooding Estonian
Tooding is an Estonian surname derived from "toodang" meaning "production" and "output".
Toodu Estonian
Toodu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "toode" meaning "product", "manufacture", and "make".
Tooey Scottish
Variant of Toohey.
Toohey Scottish Gaelic
Modern form of the ancient pre 10th century Gaelic O' Tuathaigh meaning the descendant of the chief.
Took Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Peregrin "Pippin" Took, a cousin of Meriadoc Brandybuck and second cousin of Frodo Baggins... [more]
Tooke English (Rare)
This unusual English surname is of pre 7th century Old Scandinavian origin.
Tooker Irish
Variant of Tucker.
Tool Estonian
Tool is an Estonian surname meaning "chair".
Toolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Toolin Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Toom Estonian
Toom is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "Toomingas" ("bird cherry") or, from the shortened version of the masculine given name "Toomas".
Toomast Estonian
Toomast is an Estonian surname meaning "Prunus pole/structure".
Toombu Estonian
Toombu is an Estomian surname possibly derived "toompuu" meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Toomet Estonian
Toomet is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "toomingas" ("bird cherry") or, from a variant of the masculine given name "Toomas".