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Tonnelier French
Means "cooper" in French, from Middle French tonnel "barrel".

Tournier French
French form of Turner.

Transon French
Possibly from Old French tronçon "block of wood", perhaps an occupational name for a woodcutter.

Trezeguet French
Meaning uncertain, possibly an occupational name derived from Old French treize, treze meaning "thirteen" and guet (itself from Old French gué) meaning "look-out, watch, vigil"... [more]

Vacher French, English
occupational name from Old French vachier "cowherd".

Vallet French, English
French topographic name from a diminutive of Old French val "valley" (see Val ) or a habitational name from (Le) Vallet the name of several places mainly in the northern part of France and French and English occupational name for a manservant from Old French and Middle English vallet "manservant groom".

Vangarde French
"(A soldier) in the leading edge of an army formation"

Vanier French
Variant of Vanier.

Vaniet French
Variant of Vannier.

Vaniez French
Variant of Vannier.

Vannier French
Means "winnower, basket-weaver".

Vanniez French
Variant of Vannier.

Vassar French, English
Name indicating the status of "a vassal or serf" in feudal society.

Veilleux French
variant of veilleur, a night guard of nightwatch.

Verdier French, Norman, English
Occupational name for a forester. Derived from Old French verdier (from Late Latin viridarius, a derivative of viridis "green"). Also an occupational name for someone working in a garden or orchard, or a topographic name for someone living near one... [more]

Verne French, English
As a French surname refers to someone who lived where alder trees grew. While the English version can mean someone who lived where ferns grew, Verne can also mean a seller of ferns which in medieval times were used in bedding, as floor coverings and as animal feed.

Verret French
From the French word verre, meaning "glass." Possibly denoting someone who worked with glass.

Verrier English, French
Means "glassmaker, glassblower, glazier" in French, derived from French verre "glass".

Vicaire French
Means "vicar" in old French From Latin vicarius. French cognitive of Vicario.

Vigneron French
Means "vintner" in French from vin "wine" (from Latin vinum).

Vuitton French
Derived from the Old High German word "witu" and the Old English pre 7th century "widu" or "wudu", meaning a wood, and therefore occupational for one living by such a place.

Watteau French
Possibly from French gâteau “cake”, denoting a baker.

Zavattari Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian
A derivation of the Old French word 'savate'... [more]

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