Submitted Surnames Starting with T

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Trương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhang, from Sino-Vietnamese 張 (trương).
Truong Vietnamese
Simplified form of Trương.
Truslove English
A variant of Truelove. Truelove is common in the North of England whereas Truslove is its southern variant, being found in Warwickshire and Leicestershire. It is unclear if individuals bearing either surname are linked by a common ancestor, or if people bearing the surname Truslove are descended from Trueloves who migrated from further North of England.... [more]
Trusov Russian
From Russian Трус (trus) "coward".
Trusty English
This is a late medieval occupation descriptive name given to a professional witness, in effect an early Solicitor, the name deriving from the Olde French "Attester" - one who testifies or vouches for a contract or agreement.
Truszkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Truszków in Lublin voivodeship.
Truu Estonian
Truu is an Estonian surname meaning "faithful".
Truumeel Estonian
Truumeel is an Estonian surname meaning "loyal/faithful minded".
Truumees Estonian
Truumees is an Estonian surname meaning "faithful/loyal man".
Truup Estonian
Truup is an Estonian surname meaning "(chimney) flue" and "culvert".
Truuväärt Estonian
Truuväärt is an Estonian surname meaning "true worth". Ultimately derived from German.
Truuväli Estonian
Truuväli is an Estonian surname meaning "faithful field".
Trux German
Variant of Drux.
Trybus Polish
Meaning: "corpulent man" "tripod"
Trzciński Polish
From the name of numerous Polish places called Trzcin, for example the village of Trzcin in northern Poland. It is derived from Polish trzcina meaning "reed".
Trzonowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Trzonów.
Tsab Hmong
Original Hmong form of Cha.
Tsai Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Cai chiefly used in Taiwan.
Tsakiris Greek
Means "crock" in Greek, a nickname for a feeble person. It could also be derived from the Turkish word çakır meaning "gray eyed" or "blue eyed".
Tsakos Greek
a shortened version of the name Anastasios.
Tsaldaris Greek
Feminine version is Tsaldari
Tsangaris Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris) meaning “shoemaker”.
Tsaoussis Greek (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
From the Greek meaning "peacock"
Tsarev Russian
Means "son of an emperor" in Russian.
Tsaritsyn Russian
From a former name of the Russian city of Volgograd that was used from 1589 to 1925. The name is from Царица (Tsaritsa), a small river and a tributary of the Volga, which was probably derived from Tatar сары су (sary su) meaning "yellow water".
Tsarnaev Chechen (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Chechen царна (tsarna) meaning "them, they" or from an unknown given name or nickname. This is the surname of brothers Tamerlan (1986-2013) and Dzhokhar (1993-) Tsarnaev, the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Tsaryova Russian
Someone who is a descendent of a person who worked for the Tsar or Emperor.
Tschamon Romansh
Derived from the given name Schamun.
Tschander Romansh
Derived from the given name Alexander.
Tschann Romansh
Derived from the given name Gian.
Tschanun Romansh
Derived from the given name Gian in combination with a diminutive suffix.
Tschida German
Derived from the Czech word "třída," which means class, kind, category, grade, or avenue and place.
Tschida German
The Germanic spelling of the Hungarian name Çsida. Derived from the Turkish word for rider, or man on horseback.
Tsechoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of the Ingush clan name Цӏечой (Tsechoy), derived from the name of the ancient village of Tsecha-Akhki in present-day Chechnya.
Tsechoy Ingush
Original Ingush form of Tsechoev.
Tseng Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Zeng chiefly used in Taiwan.
Tserenov Kalmyk
Means "son of Tseren".
Tsering Tibetan
From the given name Tsering.
Tserkezos Greek
Means the Circassian.
Tshabalala African, Zulu, South African
Means "shooting star"
Tsheej Hmong
Original Hmong form of Cheng.
Tshering Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཚེ (tshe) "life" and རིང (ring) "long".
Tshibuabua Central African
A notable bearer is Martin Tshibuabua, a soccer player.
Tshireletso Tswana
From the given name meaning "protection" in Setswana.
Tshuva Hebrew
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.
Tsiantos Greek
A shortened version of Alexandros. (Aromanian?)
Tsikalas Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Cikala.
Tsiklauri Georgian
Meaning uncertain.
Tsikunib Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe цӏыкӏу (c̣əḳ°) meaning "little" and ныбэ (nəbă) meaning "stomach, belly".
Tsimikas Greek
Occupational name for a chemist.
Tso Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Cho used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Tsoi Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.
Tsoi Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Tsoy.
Tsorn Russian
Russian form of Zorn.
Tsosie Navajo
From the Navajo suffix -tsʼósí meaning "slender, slim", originally a short form of a longer name such as kiitsʼósí "slender boy", hashkétsʼósí "slender warrior", cháalatsʼósí "slim Charlie", dághaatsʼósí "the one with a slender mustache", dinétsʼósí "slender man", or hastiintsʼósí "slender man".
Tsou Taiwanese
Tsou is a last name commonly found in Taiwan among its Chinese community. It is the transliteration of a Chinese surname meaning: vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province.
Tsoy Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Choi used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Tsubaki Japanese
The surname “Tsubaki” means flower.
Tsuboi Japanese
From Japanese 坪 (tsubo) referring to a traditional unit of length or 壺 or 壷 (tsubo) meaning "container, pot, jar" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine".
Tsuburaya Japanese
From Japanese 円 (tsubura) meaning "circle, round" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Tsuchida Japanese
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."
Tsuchii Japanese
A variant reading of Doi.
Tsuchiya Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Tsuchiyama Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
Tsuda Japanese
Tsu means "harbor, seaport" and da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, field". ... [more]
Tsuda Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tsudzuki Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 仲 (see Naka 2).
Tsudzumi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as either 鼓 or 都積 with 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis" and 積 (seki, tsu.mu, tsu.mori, tsu.moru, -dzu.mi) meaning "acreage, amass, contents, load, pile, up, stack, volume."... [more]
Tsudzuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is be used as 綴 (getsu, tei, techi, tetsu, sumi.yaka, tsudzuri, tsudzu.ru, to.jiru) meaning "bind (books), compose, spell, write."... [more]
Tsuga Japanese
Tsu means "seaport, harbor" and ga could come from ka meaning "congratulation" or "add, increase".
Tsugaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 津軽 (Tsugaru) meaning "Tsugaru", a former district in parts of present-day Aomori, Japan, in the former Japanese province of Mutsu.
Tsuge Japanese
From the Japanese 告 (tsuge) "tell."
Tsugu Japanese (Rare)
Taugu means "sucession, inherit, continue".
Tsugue Japanese
Tsu means "harbor, seaport", gu comes from ku meaning "longevity, long time ago", and e means "family, house, residence".
Tsuguno Japanese
Tsugu means "inherit, sucession" and no means "field, wilderness".
Tsui Chinese
Alternate transcription of Cui.
Tsuihiji Japanese
Tsuihiji (対比地) is translated as (vis-a-vis; opposite; even; equal; versus; anti-; compare | compare; race; ratio; Philippines | ground; earth) and could be directly translated as "Contrasting Ground"
Tsuji Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad".
Tsujihara Japanese
From the Japanese 辻 (tsuji) "{road} crossing" and 原 (hara, bara or wara) "field," "plain," "original."
Tsujii Japanese
From the Japanese 辻 (tsuji) "{road} crossing" and 井 (i) "well."
Tsujimoto Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Tsujimura Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Tsujino Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 野 (no) meaning "field, civilian".
Tsujita Japanese
From the Japanese 辻 (tsuji) "{road} crossing" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Tsujiura Japanese (Rare)
Tsuji means "crossroad" and ura means "bay, coast". ... [more]
Tsukada Japanese
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tsukahara Japanese
Tsuka means "mound" and hara means "plain, field".... [more]
Tsukamoto Japanese
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock" or 柄 (tsuka) meaning "design, pattern" or "handle, hilt" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Tsukasa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 宰務 (see Saimu).
Tsukasa Japanese
From Japanese 司 (tsukasa) meaning "official; director; manager".... [more]
Tsukasa Japanese (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.
Tsukauchi Japanese
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside, within"
Tsukida Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 舂田 (see Tsukita).
Tsukigata Japanese
月 (Tsuki) means "month, moon" and 形 (gata) means "shape, form, type".
Tsukii Japanese
Tsuki means "moon, month" and i means "well, mineshaft."
Tsukijishin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 築地新 (Tsukijishin) meaning "Tsukijishin", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Tsukimi Japanese
月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month" and 見 (Mi) means "Outlook, View, Mindest". Souhei Tsukimi is a light novel author who has written more than four different series.
Tsukimoto Japanese
月 (Tsuki) means "moon, month" and 本 (moto) meets "origin, root, source".
Tsukino Japanese
Means ''of the moon'' in Japanese. A famous bearer of this surname would be Usagi Tsukino in the show Sailor Moon.
Tsukinomiya Japanese
Tsuki means "moon, month", no is a possesive article, and miya means "shrine".
Tsukioka Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". A notable bearer of this surname was Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡 芳年, 1839–1892), a Japanese artist who is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting.
Tsukishima Japanese
The character 月 means moon or month, and is pronounced “tsuki.” The character 島 means island and is pronounced either “shima” or “jima.”
Tsukishiro Japanese
Tsuki means "month, moon" and shiro means "castle".
Tsukita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 舂 (tsuki), from 舂き (tsuki), the continuative form of 舂く (tsuku) meaning "to grind with a mortar" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy field", referring to a rice paddy field where they would grind grain with mortars.
Tsukiyama Japanese
From Japanese 築 (tsuki) meaning "fabricate, build, construct" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Tsukiyomi Japanese
Means 'moon god' or something like that.
Tsukushi Japanese
Tsukushi means "horsetail plant". It is also a given name.
Tsumiki Japanese
Tsu could mean "harbor, seaport", mi could mean "sign of the snake, ego, I, myself" and ki means "tree, wood".
Tsumura Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Tsun Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Chun used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Tsunami Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 波 (nami) meaning "wave".
Tsunashima Japanese
From Japanese 綱 (tsuna) meaning "rope, cable, cord" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Tsunekawa Japanese
From Japanese 恒 (tsune) meaning "constant, persistent" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Tsunematsu Japanese
From the Japanese 恒 (tsune) "constant" or 常 (tsune) "always" and 松 (matsu) "pine tree."
Tsunemi Japanese
Tsune can mean "constant" or "always" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint" .
Tsunetsuki Popular Culture
In the case of the character Matoi Tsunetsuki (常月 まとい) from 'Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei', the surname is made up of 常 (jou, tsune, toko) meaning "constant" and 月 (getsu, gatsu, tsuki) meaning "moon, month."... [more]
Tsunogae Japanese
Tsuno means "corner, point" and gae is a form of kae meaning "substitute, exchange".... [more]
Tsunoi Japanese
From the Japanese 角 (tsuno) "horn" and 井 (i) "well."
Tsurubami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鶴喰 (Tsurubami) meaning "Tsurubami", an area in the city of Rokunohe in the district of Kamikita in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Tsurubami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鶴喰 (Tsurubami), from 鶴 (Tsuru), a sound- and script-changed clipping of 上水流 (Kamizuru) meaning "Kamizuru", a division in the area of Takaono in the city of Izumi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, and 喰 (bami), the joining form of 喰 (hami) meaning "to eat; to consume", referring to a river that ate and collapsed land.
Tsurube Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Kinoshi.
Tsuruga Japanese
From Japanese 敦 (tsuru) meaning "kindness, honesty" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Tsuruhami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鶴喰 (see Tsurubami 1 or Tsurubami 2).
Tsuruki Japanese
Tsuru means "crane" and ki means "tree, wood".
Tsurumaki Japanese
From Japanese 弦 (tsuru) meaning "bowstring, chord" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, volume".
Tsuruoka Japanese
From the Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) "crane" and 岡 (oka) "hill."
Tsuruoka Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Tsuruta Japanese
Tsuru means "crane, stork" and ta means "rice paddy, field".
Tsuruta Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tsuryu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Tsuryū Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 釣 (tsu), from 釣り (tsuri) meaning "fishing; angling" and 流 (ryū) meaning "flow of water, style", referring to a fisher.... [more]
Tsuryuh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Tsuryuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 釣流 or 鉤流 (see Tsuryū).
Tsutsui Japanese
A notable bearer is Julie Tsutsui, a producer.
Tsutsumi Japanese
From the Japanese 堤 (tsutsumi) "{river}bank."
Tsuyuki Japanese
From Japanese 露 (tsuyu) meaning "dewdrop" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Tsuyumoto Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 露 (tsuyu) meaning "dew; dewdrop" and 本 (moto) meaning "base; root; origin".
Tsuzuki Japanese
From the Japanese 都 (tsu) "metropolis," "capital" and 築 (zuki) "since construction."
Tsuzuki Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 仲 (see Tsudzuki).
Tsuzuno Japanese
Tsuzu means "Twenty" and No means "Feild, Wilderness".
Tsvetomirova Bulgarian
Patronym derived from the given name Tsvetomir.
Tswb Hmong
One of the Hmong clans. Sometimes anglicized as Chue.
Tsybulenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname created from the Ukrainian word цибуля (tsybulya) meaning "onion" and the patronymic ending -enko.
Tsygan Russian
Derived from Russian цыган (tsygan) meaning "gypsy".
Tsyganov Russian
Means "son of a gypsy" in Russian.
Tsyhankov Ukrainian
Means "son of a gypsy".
Tsyhanskyi Ukrainian
Means "gypsy" in Ukrainian.
Tsyrenov Buryat
Derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Tu Chinese
From the ancient city of Zoutu.
Tu Chinese
From Chinese 屠 (tú) referring either to Zou Tu, an ancient country that may have existed in what is now Shandong province, or the ancient fief of Tu, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Tu Chinese
From Chinese 涂 (tú), the old name for the Chu River that runs through the present-day provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu.
Tuazon Filipino
From Hokkien 大孫 (tōa-sun) or 大孙 (tōa-sun) meaning "grandson".
Tubb English
Derived from the Middle English given names Tubbe and Tubbi, themselves possibly diminutives of Old Norse Þórbjǫrn (see Thorburn)... [more]
Tubbs Popular Culture
Surname of Cleveland's second wife Donna and her children Roberta and Rallo from American sitcom The Cleveland show (2009-2013)
Tuberville French
Tuberville May be related to the surname Turbeville which is a derivation of the original de’ Turberville which derives from old French Thouberville, ville meaning town, place or residence (from Latin villa).
Tubman English
From a nickname, a variant of Tubb. A notable bearer was the American abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913).
Tuckerton English
Derived from Old English tucian meaning "offend, torment", and tun "enclosure, yard".
Tudorică Romanian
Derived from a Romanian diminutive of Tudor.
Tuell German
nickname from Slavic (Old Slavic toliti ""to soothe or calm"")
Tufail Urdu
Derived from the given name Tufail.
Tufan Turkish
From the given name Tufan.
Tufek Bosnian
From Turkish tüfek ''rifle''.
Tüfekçi Turkish
Means "gunsmith" in Turkish.
Tuffèri French
Possibly a variant of Tuffère or maybe derived from an Italian surname.
Tuguz Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe тыгъужъ (təġ°ẑ) meaning "wolf".
Tuíneán Irish
Meaning, "watercourse."
Tuinstra Frisian
Topographic name for a person who lived by a garden or enclosure, derived from Frisian tuin meaning "garden, yard", or a habitational name denoting someone from a place called Tuin.
Tuisk Estonian
Tuisk is an Estonian surname meaning "blizzard".
Tükk Estonian
Tükk is an Estonian surname meaning "piece" and "segment".
Tulawie Tausug
Meaning uncertain.
Tulenheimo Finnish
Meaning "fire's tribe" in Finnish. A famous bearer was Finnish prime minister Antti Tulenheimo (1879-1952), who was born Antti Thulé.
Tuleshova Russian, Ukrainian
Was the surname of “The Voice Kids Ukraine”, Daneliya Tuleshova.
Tulloch Scottish
Scottish habitational name from a place near Dingwall on the Firth of Cromarty, named with Gaelic tulach ‘hillock’, ‘mound’, or from any of various other minor places named with this element.
Tully Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Taithligh "descendant of Taithleach", a byname meaning "quiet", "peaceable".
Tully Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maol Tuile "descendant of the devotee of the will of God" (from toil "will of God").
Tully Scottish
Habitational name from any of various places called Tullo in eastern Scotland.
Tulp Estonian
Tulp is an Estonian surname meaning both "post/picket/stake" and "tulip".
Tulum Yucatec Maya
Means "wall" in Mayan language.
Tulush Tuvan
Possibly from a Tuvan tribal measurement used to denote a month or member of a tribe.
Tulvi Estonian
Tulvi is an Estonian surname derived from "tulvil" meaning "brimful" and "brimming".
Tulving Estonian
Tulving is an Estonian surname derived from "tulv", meaning "flood".
Tumacder Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano tumakder meaning "to stand, to rise up".
Tumas Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Tumas.
Tumasyan Armenian
Means "Son of Thomas" in Armenian. It is the Armenian equivalent to Thompson
Tumber English
English: habitational name from any of the various places so called from their situation on a stream with this name. Humber is a common prehistoric river name, of uncertain origin and meaning.
Tumgoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from Tumag (ТIумагI), the name of a village in Ingushetia, possibly meaning "to see with the heart" in Ingush.
Tumibay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to become strong, to become firm" in Tagalog.