SURNAMES BEGINNING WITH "T"

[Tanner], [Tarrant], [Tasker], [Taverner], [Taylor], [Teague], {Terry], [Thatcher], [Theakstone], [Thomas], [Thompson], [Thorpe], [Thwaites], [Tillman], [Timothy], [Tinker], [Toft], [Ton], [Tracey], [Trahern], [Tranter], [Travers], [Tre], [Trent], [Trevor], [Trotter], [Tucker], [Tudor], [Tunney], [Turner], [Tyrer]

TANNER - An occupational craftsman employed within the historic leather industries whose employment later attached itself to him and his family.

TARRANT - Possibly originating from the name "Taranis" a legendary God of Thunder or Storms.

TASKER - The later family name is thought to originate from the French word "Tasche" denoting a specific job or "task" and a name which has attached itself to the person who was employed in that role. The name was generally attached to those employed in "reaping" crops.

TAVERNER - A Tavern-keeper or alternative name for an Inn-keeper an employment post which has attached itself to the individual and their family.

TAYLOR - Perhaps derived from the early spelling of the craftsman that we now call a Tailor

TEAGUE - There are 2 possible origins for this surname. The first suggests an Irish derivation, from the name "Tegan". The second suggests a Welsh derivation from the word "Teg" meaning "fair" or "beautiful".

TEMPLETON - The name possibly originates from the word "Temple" denoting a religious site and the word "tun" or "ton" indicating a settlement.

TERRY - The surname is thought to derive from the more popular forename "Terrence".

THATCHER - An early occupational title which attached itself to those employed with the task, who "thatched" roofs with reed or straw.

THEAKSTONE - A settlement called Theakstone was recorded from 603AD

THOMAS - A biblical first name that probably came to Britain during the later Roman period or with the first Christian missionaries. Christ's disciple of that name was recorded as being "doubting" Thomas because he refused to believe that Christ had risen from the Cross. Its later use as a family name simply reflects the early and common practice of identifying father and son in a name Thomas' son = Thomason, which has been contracted back to its original form, although Thomason is still a regular variable. Said to be originally derived from the Greek word "Didymos" meaning "twin", its first use was typically as a clerics name, but became increasingly popular following the murder of Thomas à Becket

THOMPSON - Derived from the Biblical name Thomas, which has been contracted to its pet form of "Tom". The "son" suffix simply reflects the practice of associating a father to son.

THORPE - This surname is a derivation of the word Thorp, which is thought to have its origins in the Viking Norse word for an "outlying farm or settlement".

THWAITES - The Viking Norse word "Thwaite" is thought to describe a secondary farm or homestead on settled land.

TILLMAN - The root for this name may originate from an occupational name, which described a man who was employed to "Till" or "Plough" medieval fields. The family name ACKERMAN is thought to have its foundation in a similar way. It can also be spelled as TILMAN.

TIMOTHY - Thought to have originated from the Greek name "Thimotheus" which meant "honoring God" and possibly first brought to Britain by the Romans or with early Christian missionaries. 

TINKER - A family name derived from the occupational title given to travelling salesmen or repair men who would visit communities on a regular basis.

TOFT - This surname suffix is thought to derive from the Viking word for "homestead".

TON - Used as a common family name suffix, along with its alternative "Tun", both are thought to denote a "house" or "village".

TRACEY - The modern day name and its variants are said to have originated from the early word "treasach" which meant war-like.

TRAHERN - One suggested source is the Welsh/Celtic word meaning "strong as Iron"

TRANTER - An occupational title for a peddler or travelling salesman which attached itself to those employed in that role.

TRAVERS - The modern family name is thought to have its early origins in the occupational title given to a man who was employed as a toll collector on a bridge.

TRE - The Cornish word "Tre" is thought to mean "homestead" and consequently possible root for any modern day family names which are prefixed with these 3 letters.

TRENT - One suggested origin is the Welsh/Celtic word meaning "dwells near a rapid stream". The Cornish word "Tre" is thought to mean "homestead" and consequently offers a second possible root for the modern day family name.

TREVOR - Generally regarded as a first name rather than a family name, but thought to denote "town" or "great". The Cornish word "Tre" is thought to mean "homestead" and consequently offers a second possible root for the modern day family name.

TROTTER - An occupational title for a "messenger" which attached itself to those employed within that particular role.

TUCKER - Thought to originate from English tradesmen who "fulled" cloth". It is therefore linked to the modern day surname FULLER which was said to be a person who trod cloth in vats of water, in order to thicken and clean the material. Also associated with the name WALKER.

TUDOR - Originating from and clearly associated with the Tudor Dynasty of England.

TUNNEY - The prefix "Tun" is thought to denote and be derived from an early word for a measure of Ale, but the derivation is more likely to originate from the word "ton" denoting a settlement. The "ney" suffix is thought to indicate an "isle" or "island".

TURNER - Commonly associated with wood workers who used a lathe to "turn" pieces of wood in order to produce joints, tapers or designs in the construction of furniture or buildings.

TYRER - Possibly a derivation of the craft based name Tyler or "Tiler" which has been altered over time.

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