21 surnames on this site, with what each one means.
TanPlace · rank 856Most often Chinese from state or fief names written 譚, 覃, 談, or 檀; also Teochew/Hokkien 陳 (Chen), plus Korean, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Turkish, and English Tann routes.
TangPlace · rank 794A Chinese romanization for several surnames, chiefly 唐 from the Tang fief or state tradition, and 湯 meaning “soup” or “hot water,” plus other regional readings.
TannerOccupation · rank 728An English occupational surname for a person who prepared animal hides into leather.
TapiaPlace · rank 659A Spanish surname from tapia, a wall or enclosure made from rammed earth, mud, or similar material.
TateNickname · rank 479A surname from the Old Norse personal name Teitr, “cheerful” or “glad,” also used in English and Scottish records.
TaylorOccupation · rank 17A tailor — someone who cut and sewed clothing.
TerryParent’s name · rank 372From the Norman personal name Thierri or Thierry, a form of Theodoric meaning “people” and “power.”
ThomasParent’s name · rank 16From the given name Thomas (Aramaic “twin”) used as a hereditary surname — effectively “of Thomas’s line.”
ThompsonParent’s name · rank 23Son of Tom / Thomas — English patronymic (Thomson usually Scottish).
ThorntonPlace · rank 410From a settlement by thorn bushes or a thorn hedge.
ToddNickname · rank 478An English and Scottish nickname surname from Middle English tod, “fox,” for someone thought fox-like or crafty.
TorresPlace · rank 38Towers — habitational or topographic name from Spanish/Portuguese torre(s).
TownsendPlace · rank 492An English topographic surname for someone living at the end or outer edge of a town or settlement.
TranPlace · rank 101Vietnamese form of the Chinese clan surname 陳, associated with the historic Chen state and Trần dynasty.
TrejoPlace · rank 850A Spanish habitational surname from Trejo in Cádiz, or a Castilianized form of the Asturian place-name Trexo.
TrevinoPlace · rank 566A Spanish habitational surname from Treviño, a place-name associated with localities in Burgos and Cantabria.
TrujilloPlace · rank 461A Spanish habitational surname from Trujillo in Cáceres, Extremadura, from the ancient place name Turgalium.
TruongPlace · rank 748A Vietnamese and Chinese romanized surname with multiple clan and state-name histories, including Trương and Zhuang.
TuckerOccupation · rank 160An English occupational surname for a fuller who softened cloth, with Irish and other regional surname routes.
TurnerOccupation · rank 57A lathe worker who “turned” wood, metal, or bone — English occupational surname.
TylerOccupation · rank 528An English occupational surname for a tiler who made or laid roof or floor tiles.