Last Names That Start With Th
- Thévenard
- Thiam
- Thibeault
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Thornton
- Thureau-Dangin
T surname directory
Last Names That Start With T
Browse last names that start with T, including surnames from different languages and naming traditions. Explore T surnames by origin, meaning, surname type, or first letters such as Th and Tr.
Origin and tradition labels are browsing context, not claims about every bearer’s ancestry, ethnicity, nationality, or family line.
Alphabetical T surnames
Last Names That Start With T
Showing T surnames from published references.
Names, origins, and meaning notes are shown only where references support them. “Meaning not listed yet” means the surname is included, but this page does not yet have a short meaning note for that spelling.
| Last Name | Meaning | Origin / Tradition | Type | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taboada | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tae | Hanja gloss: great; supreme. | Korean | Korean surname | Copy / Save |
| Tagawa | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tajiri | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tak | Hanja gloss: outstanding; table. | Korean | Korean surname | Copy / Save |
| Takabayashi | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takada | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takagi | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takahashi | From Japanese 高 meaning "high, tall" and 橋 meaning "bridge". | Japanese | Place-based | Copy / Save |
| Takamori | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takano | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takasu | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takasugi | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takatsuka | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takayama | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takazuka | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takeda | From Japanese 武 meaning "military, martial" and 田 meaning "rice field, field". | Japanese | Field or place element | Copy / Save |
| Takegawa | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takeshima | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Takeuchi | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Talbot | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tamagawa | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tamakawa | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tamayo | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tamura | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tan | Character gloss: to talk; Tan state name. | Chinese | Single-character surname | Copy / Save |
| Tanabe | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tanahashi | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tanaka | From Japanese 田 meaning "rice field, field" and 中 meaning "middle, center". | Japanese | Field or place element | Copy / Save |
| Tang | Character gloss: Tang dynasty name. | Chinese | Single-character surname | Copy / Save |
| Tantai | Character gloss: calm water + platform. | Chinese | Chinese surname | Copy / Save |
| Tao | Character gloss: pottery; to mold. | Chinese | Single-character surname | Copy / Save |
| Tarasov / Tarasova | Patronymic from Тарас (Taras), a Russian and Ukrainian form of the Greek name Tarasios. | Russian | Patronymic | Copy / Save |
| Tate | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Taylor | Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin talio, "to cut". | English | Occupational | Copy / Save |
| Tchaikovsky / Tchaikovskaya | Russian form of the name Chayka, from Russian чайка (chayka), "seagull". | Russian | Russian surname form | Copy / Save |
| Tejada | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tellechea | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tenda | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tenorio | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Terada | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Terajima | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Terasaka | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Terashima | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Terrien | An occupational surname for a landowner or farmer. | French | Place-based | Copy / Save |
| Terroba | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Terry | Derived from the medieval name Thierry, a Norman French form of Theodoric. | English | Given-name derived | Copy / Save |
| Teruel | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Teshigahara | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Testa | From an Italian nickname meaning "head". | Italian | Descriptive | Copy / Save |
| Tézenas du Montcel | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Thévenard | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Thiam | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Thibeault | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Thomas | Derived from the given name Thomas. | English, Welsh, French, German | Given-name derived | Copy / Save |
| Thompson | Means "son of Thomas". | English | Patronymic | Copy / Save |
| Thomson | Variant of Thompson. | English | Patronymic | Copy / Save |
| Thornton | From English places named Thornton, meaning "thorn town" in Old English. | English | Locational | Copy / Save |
| Thureau-Dangin | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tian | Character gloss: field; farmland. | Chinese | Single-character surname | Copy / Save |
| Tikhonov / Tikhonova | Patronymic from Тихон (Tikhon), the Russian form of Tychon. | Russian | Patronymic | Copy / Save |
| Timmerman | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Timmermans | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Timofeyev / Timofeyeva | Patronymic from Тимофей (Timofey), the Russian form of Timothy. | Russian | Patronymic | Copy / Save |
| Tkachenko | A Ukrainian-origin patronymic surname from tkach, meaning weaver, formed with the diminutive suffix -enko. | Russian | Fixed-form surname | Copy / Save |
| Tōdō | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Togawa | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tōjō | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tōkawa | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tokuyama | Meaning not listed yet. | Japanese | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Toledo | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Townsend | Indicated a person who lived at the town’s edge, from Old English words for town and end. | English | Locational | Copy / Save |
| Tremblay | A topographic surname for someone from a place with trembling aspens. | French | Place-based | Copy / Save |
| Trintignant | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Trudeau | Meaning not listed yet. | French | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Trujillo | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Tucker | Occupational name for a fuller of cloth. | English | Occupational | Copy / Save |
| Tuesta | Meaning not listed yet. | Spanish | Listed surname | Copy / Save |
| Turner | Occupational name for one who worked with a lathe, from Old English turnian, "to turn". | English | Occupational | Copy / Save |
| Tyler | Occupational name for a tiler of roofs, derived from Old English tigele, "tile". | English | Occupational | Copy / Save |
Prefix groups
T Surnames by First Letters
Use these smaller groups when you specifically need surnames that start with Th or Tr.
Last Names That Start With Tr
- Tremblay
- Trintignant
- Trudeau
- Trujillo
Meaning examples
T Last Names and Their Meanings
Korean · Korean surname
Korean · Korean surname
Japanese · Place-based
Japanese · Field or place element
Chinese · Single-character surname
Japanese · Field or place element
Chinese · Single-character surname
Chinese · Chinese surname
Chinese · Single-character surname
Russian · Patronymic
English · Occupational
Russian · Russian surname form
Origin groups
T Last Names by Origin or Tradition
These groups collect T surnames by the origin or naming tradition shown in the references.
English T Last Names
Several English T surnames on this page come from occupations, given names, or place names.
- Taylor
- Terry
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Thornton
- Townsend
- Tucker
Japanese T Last Names
Japanese T entries are included where published surname references support the spelling.
- Tagawa
- Tajiri
- Takabayashi
- Takada
- Takagi
- Takahashi
- Takamori
- Takano
French T Last Names
French T surnames in this list include given-name, place-name, and other documented surname entries.
- Talbot
- Terrien
- Tézenas du Montcel
- Thévenard
- Thiam
- Thibeault
- Thureau-Dangin
- Timmerman
Spanish T Last Names
Spanish T entries here are included as surname spellings from published references. For the broader list, see the Spanish last names page.
- Taboada
- Tamayo
- Tejada
- Tellechea
- Tenorio
- Terroba
- Teruel
- Toledo
Russian T Last Names
Russian T entries often show masculine and feminine forms when both forms are commonly presented together.
- Tarasov / Tarasova
- Tchaikovsky / Tchaikovskaya
- Tikhonov / Tikhonova
- Timofeyev / Timofeyeva
- Tkachenko
Chinese T Last Names
Chinese T entries use character glosses as short clues, not full family-history claims.
- Tan
- Tang
- Tantai
- Tao
- Tian
Korean T Last Names
Korean T entries use Hangul or Hanja-based notes where a short gloss is available.
- Tae
- Tak
About the sources
How This T Surname List Was Built
This list uses published surname references, country surname pages, and cited surname dictionaries. A meaning appears only when a reference gives a clear derivation, character gloss, or short explanation.
Meaning notes
If a row says “Meaning not listed yet,” the surname spelling and origin label are included, but this page does not yet have a short meaning note for that exact spelling.
Origin labels
Origin or tradition labels help browsing. They are not ancestry, ethnicity, nationality, DNA, coat-of-arms, or single-family-line claims.
English additions
English entries such as Taylor, Thompson, Turner, Tucker, Thornton, Townsend, Terry, Thomson, and Tyler use Behind the Name surname pages and the dictionary citations summarized there.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some last names that start with T?
Examples in this list include Taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Turner, Tucker, Thornton, Tanaka, Takahashi, Testa, Tremblay, Trujillo, Tang, and Tian.
What are common last names that start with T?
This page avoids a universal commonness ranking unless a country-specific source supports it. Open the country list pages for rank evidence where available.
What surnames start with Th?
This T list includes Thévenard, Thiam, Thibeault, Thomas, Thompson, Thomson, Thornton, and Thureau-Dangin.
How can I find the meaning of a T surname?
Use the meaning column on this page or search one spelling in the last name origin search. Meanings appear only when a reference gives a clear note for that surname.