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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Jewish; and the first letter is T.
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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.
Tabor English, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Jewish
English: metonymic occupational name for a drummer, from Middle English, Old French tabo(u)r ‘drum’.... [more]
Tal טל Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.
Tambor Jewish
Derived from German Tambour "drummer in a regiment", ultimately via French tambour from Old French tambor "drum".
Tamir תמיר‎ Jewish
From the given name Tamir.
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’.
Tartakovsky טרטקובסקי Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the town of Tartakiv (or Tartakov) in Ukraine, derived from Ukrainian тартак (tartak) meaning "sawmill".
Tatelman Russian, Yiddish
Man who tats or sew
Teich German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German tīch "pond".
Teitelbaum טייטלבוים Jewish
From Yiddish טייטלבוים (teytlboym) meaning "date palm".
Terdjman טרדגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.
Teytlboym טייטלבוים Yiddish
It literally means "date tree".
Thal German, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near a valley, derived from Middle High German tal "valley". As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Thalmann German, Jewish
Either a variant of Thälmann or a variant of Thal with an added suffix man.
Timsit טימסיט Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the village of Temzit located in the Nafusa region in western Libya.
Tisch Jewish, German
Metonymic occupational name for a joiner, from German "Tisch", Yiddish "tish" meaning table.
Tkach Jewish
Ashkenazi Jewish and Ukrainian surname meaning tailor.
Tkach Ukrainian, Jewish (?)
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".
Tkacz Polish, Jewish
Variant of Tkach. Means 'to weave'
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Tobías טוביאס Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Jewish
From the given name Tobías.
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]
Tomer תּוֹמֶר Hebrew
From the given name Tomer.
Tomkiewicz טומקביץ׳, טאָמקעוויטש Polish, German, Jewish, Yiddish
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Katarzyna, Maciej, Zygmunt... [more]
Topaz טופז Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Topaz, which is a kind of a precious stone.
Tordjman טורדגימן Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic ترجمان (turjuman) meaning "translator, interpreter".
Tordjmann טורדגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.
Torjman טורדגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.
Toth Jewish
This surname is a Hungarian surname that has been used by the Jewish population.
Touati טואטי Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Habitational name denoting someone who originally came from the region of Touat (or Tuat) in Algeria.
Toubiana טוביאנה Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tubiana.
Touitou Judeo-Spanish
Likely a variant of Touati, though it has also been connected to the Arabic word نونو (nunu) meaning "thrush, blackbird" (a dialectal term).
Tourdjman טורדגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.
Tourgeman טורג'מן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.
Trabot Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Italian
From the Burgundian town Trévoux, earlier Trévou. ... [more]
Trachtenberg טרכטנברג, טראַכֿטנבערג German, Jewish
Could mean either mean "mountain of thoughts", from Yiddish trakhtn (טראַכטן) "to think" and berg "mountain" or "mountain of costumes", from German tracht "to wear, carry" and berg "mountain"... [more]
Treu German, Jewish
From a nickname for a trustworthy person, from late Middle High German triuwe ‘loyal’. As a Jewish surname it is mainly ornamental.
Trigano טריגנו Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Tàrrega in Lleida province, Spain.
Troy German (Americanized), Jewish
Americanized form of Treu, or a similar surname.
Tsarfati צרפתי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sarfati.
Tshuva תְּשׁוּבָה 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.
Tsur צור Jewish
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צור (see Tzur).
Tubiana טוביאנה Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Tobiah.
Turgeman תורגימן Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Tordjman.
Turkieh Ancient Hebrew, Arabic, Jewish
A Lebanese jewish surname that is often used among Lebanese jews in Israel.
Tzarfati צרפתי Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sarfati.
Tzur צור Jewish
Means "rock, cliff" in Hebrew.
Tzvi צבי Hebrew
From the given name Tzvi, means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew.
Tzviad צְבִיעָד / צבי-עד Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Tzvi and the word עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity". The illustration of the gazelle, along with the value of eternity, creates a meaning that represents the beauty and existence of the Land of Israel.
Tzviel צביאל Hebrew (Modern)
Means "gazelle of god" in Hebrew, from the given name Tzvi combined with el which means "God".