Swiss
names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
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Trovarello ItalianFirst mention of the surname was in Marche in the 14th century, given to a foundling Trovarello di Paolo or "Paolo's foundling".The name was transcribed as a last name, as this person adopted the first name Claudio Trovarello... [
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Trovatelli ItalianMeans "foundling" in Italian, literally
trovato "found" and the diminutive suffix
-ello.
Trovato ItalianGiven to a foundling or abandoned child, literally "found" in Italian.
Troxel GermanRoots of the German surname Troxel can be found in the region of Hesse, where the name originated. Troxel may be an occupational name, derived from the Middle High German word "truhsaesee," meaning "leader." In this case, Troxel would be a variation of the German surname Truchsess.
Troyer German (Anglicized)Surname common among the Amish and the Mennonites. It is the Pennsylvania German form of the German last name "Dreier", "Dreyer" or "Treyer". Hans Treyer, an early Anabaptist leader, died as a martyr of his faith in Bern in 1529... [
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Trumpfheller GermanMeans "drummer". From Middle High German
trumbeler "drummer", from
trumbe "drum" and the agent suffix -er.
Tschida GermanThe Germanic spelling of the Hungarian name
Çsida. Derived from the Turkish word for rider, or man on horseback.
Tschida GermanDerived from the Czech word "třída," which means class, kind, category, grade, or avenue and place.
Tuberville FrenchTuberville 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).
Tuell Germannickname from Slavic (Old Slavic toliti ""to soothe or calm"")
Turba ItalianPossibly from Italian
turbare, "to disturb, to trouble", itself from Latin
turba, "turmoil, disturbance; mob, crowd". Alternately, it could be from the German surname Turba, of uncertain meaning.
Turco ItalianEthnic name for a Turk, or a nickname from the same word in the sense of a non-Christian or, following the medieval ethnic stereotype, a cruel, ferocious, or short-tempered person.
Türer GermanMeans "doormaker" in German, from German
Tür "door".
Turnbow English, German (Americanized)Americanized spelling of German
Dürnbach, from a habitational name from any of several places so named or from places in Austria and Bavaria named Dürrenbach (meaning "dry stream").
Turturro Italian, SicilianMetonymic occupational name for a groom (a person employed to take care of horses), derived from Sicilian
turturo, (ultimately from Italian
tortoro) meaning "straw, hay, plait used for strapping horses"... [
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Tuttoilmondo ItalianPossibly derived from the French given name Toulemonde, which is either itself derived from the Germanic names Thurmond or Tedmond, or from the phrase
tout le monde, literally "all the world", or "everybody"... [
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Tuveri ItalianPossibly from Sardinian Campidanese
tuvera, meaning "pipe of the bellows", indicating someone who worked at a forge.
Uhl GermanUhl begins in the German province of Bavaria. Uhl is a nickname surname, a class of German names derived from eke-names, or added names, that described people by a personal characteristic or other attribute... [
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Uhler GermanUhler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Uhlmann GermanFrom a pet form of a Germanic compound personal name beginning with
odal ‘inherited property’.
Uhr German, JewishDerived from the given name
Ulrich. In Jewish, it is a metonymic occupational name for a watch or clock maker, derived from German
uhr meaning "watch, clock".
Ullmann GermanVariant spelling of
Uhlmann, associated with Jewish Europeans, meaning "man from Ulm". It is derived from the name of the city of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Ulmer GermanGerman surname meaning "from the city of Ulm".
Ulshöfer GermanHabitational name for someone from a place called Ilshofen (old form Ulleshoven), near Schwäbisch Hall.
Umlauf GermanGerman: occupational name for a policeman in a town or city, from Middle High German umbe laufen ‘to make the rounds’.
Ungar German, Jewishethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary. Cognate of
Ungaro and variant of
Unger.
Unger GermanGerman, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: ethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary, from the ethnic term Unger ‘Hungarian’ ... [
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Ungnade GermanCastle builders in antiquity, my dad came from Ravensburg Germany on Bodensee.
Unterreiner GermanTopographic name for someone who lived below a mountain ridge, from Middle High German
under meaning ‘under’ +
rein meaning ‘ridge’.
Urbino Sicilian, ItalianPossibly from the name of an Italian town. Could also be from Sicilian
urbu or
orbu, meaning "blind", in which case it may refer to literal blindness, or a more metaphorical "blind to one's sins", especially in the case of foundlings.
Usai ItalianPossibly from the name of the former village Usani, or alternately, from Sardinian
uscare "to burn, to scorch".
Utech GermanFrom Middle Low German ūt-echtisch ‘outsider’, a term denoting someone who was not a member of a particular guild.
Vader German (Rare)From Middle Low German vader meaning ‘father’, ‘senior’; in the Middle Ages this was used a term of address for someone who was senior in rank or age.
Vaillant FrenchFrom a medieval nickname for a brave person (from Old French
vaillant "brave, sturdy").
Val Spanish, FrenchIt means valley. It comes from Britain and then moved to Aragón (Spain).
Valaulta RomanshDerived from Romansh
val "valley" and
aulta, the feminine form of the adjective
ault, "high".
Valee GermanFrom French origin, denoting someone who lives or comes from a valley.
Valette FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived in a small valley, from a diminutive of Old French
valee meaning "valley".
Vali Spanish, Italian (Swiss), ArabicThis Spanish and Italian surname of VALI was a locational name for someone OR A family who lived in a valley. In valle quiescit ( In the valley of our home, we find peace.)... [
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Valle Spanish, Filipino, ItalianHabitational name from any of the many places named with
valle "valley", or topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (Latin
vallis).
Vallée Frenchtopographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French
valee "valley" (from Latin
vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [
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Vallera FrenchFrench: habitational name from Vallery in Yonne, once a Romano-Gallic estate, recorded in 1218 as Valerianus. The surname is also found in the British Isles and may be of Norman origin, from the same place.
Vallet French, EnglishFrench 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".
Vallie GermanProbably an altered spelling of German
Valee, a fairly common surname of French origin denoting someone who lived in a valley. The name in Germany is also spelled
Wallee.
Valois Frenchtopographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of the various places called Val(l)ois, or regional name from the district in northern France so called, which was once an independent duchy... [
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Valsecchi ItalianDenoting someone from the former municipality of Valsecca in Lombardy.
Van Blankenberg German, Belgian, DutchMeans "from Blankenberg", a toponym from any of various places so called, in particular in Hennef and Gelderland, or from Blankenberge in West Flanders, Belgium. Probably derived from
blanken "white, pale, bright" or "bare, blank" and
berg "mountain, hill".
Vargiu ItalianFrom the name of a former settlement. Possibly from Latin
varius, "many colours, variegated".
Varner GermanHabitational name for someone from Farn near Oberkirch, or Fahrnau near Schopfheim.
Varon FrenchFrom the old high german name
Waro short form of given names with the element
war "aware,cautious".
Vasseur FrenchFrom Old French
vavasour meaning "subvassal", a historical term used to refer to a tenant of a baron or lord who also had tenants under him.
Vasta ItalianVasta is derived from the Italian word Vast. Vasta means wide in Italian. It is a common name in Italy preferably in Milan, Italy.
Vaux FrenchFrench, English, and Scottish habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Vaux, from the Old French plural of
val ‘valley’.
Veca ItalianSouthern Italian: possibly from vece ‘change’, ‘mutation’, ‘alternation’ (from Latin vix, vicis, plural vices), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with this element.
Vecchio ItalianMeans "old, aged" in Italian, originally used as a nickname for an older or oldest son or for someone who was prematurely grey or wrinkled.
Venini ItalianPossibly a patronymic from the medieval name Bene, meaning "good".
Venn GermanDerived from Middle High German
venne "mire, bog, fen".
Ventrelli ItalianMeaning 'small belly' from the Italian ventre (belly) and the diminutive suffix elli, meaning small or little.
Veraguth RomanshDerived from Latin
ferrum acutum "cutting sword", this name was given to a blacksmith.
Vercetti ItalianIs a Italian surname that is derived from the Italian surname "Verratti".
Verde Italian, Spanish, PortugueseFrom Spanish
verde "green" (Latin
viridis), presumably a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in this color or had green eyes, etc. This is also a common element of place names.
Verdé FrenchPossibly a Gallicized form of the Italian and Spanish surname
Verde.
Verdier French, Norman, EnglishOccupational 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... [
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Verdon FrenchHabitational name from a place so named, for example in Dordogne, Gironde, and Marne.
Vermont French (Rare)Derived from french, meaning "green mountain" (Vert, "green"; mont, "mountain").
Verne French, EnglishAs 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.
Véron FrenchThere are three etymologies possible for this surname: which one applies, will vary per Véron family, as the meaning depends on the personal history of the original bearer of their surname.... [
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Verret FrenchFrom the French word verre, meaning "glass." Possibly denoting someone who worked with glass.
Verrier FrenchAn occupational French surname indicating a glassmaker or glassblower, from French
verre "glass", derived from Middle French
voirre "glass".
Verrone ItalianItalian: probably a nickname from an augmentative form of verro ‘boar’.
Verville Frenchvariant of Vervelle, which Morlet derives from a word denoting the metal keeper or ring through which a bolt is secured.
Vesper GermanEither a nickname from Latin
vesper "6 o’clock in the evening evening time" originally the second to last canonical hour or a habitational name from a place so called on the Ruhr river.
Vetrano ItalianThe name originates from Italy, mainly Sicily. It means "old man veteran", other times it means "faithful, loyal".
Vetter Germanfrom a nickname from Middle High German veter(e) ‘uncle’, ‘nephew’. The word is from Old High German fetiro (a derivative of fater ‘father’), which was used more generally to denote various male relatives; the meaning of modern German Vetter is ‘cousin’.
Vial English, Frenchfrom a personal name derived from Latin
Vitalis (see
Vitale). The name became common in England after the Norman Conquest both in its learned form
Vitalis and in the northern French form
Viel.
Vianney FrenchThe surname in origin is a variant of
Viennet, a diminutive of
Vien, a short form of
Vivien 1. A famous bearer is Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint.
Viceconte ItalianMeans viscount in Italian, Originally for served as or worked for a viscount.
Vienneau FrenchDenoted a person from
Vienne, a commune in the Isère department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France, or perhaps derived from the given name
Vivien 1.
Vierling GermanDerived from Middle High German
vierlinc meaning "one-fourth of a measure", hence a status name or nickname for someone who had an annual tax liability of this amount.
Vietmeyer GermanGerman: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer who was a tenant of or owed some obligation to an estate or monastery named for Saint Veith.
Vieu FrenchFrom a place called Vieu in Ain from Latin
vicus "village". French cognitive of
Vico.