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THOLBERG : Possibly means "Thol's hill" from the given name Thol, a diminutive of THEODORIC.

THOMAS : Derived from the given name THOMAS.

THOMPSETT : From a diminutive form of THOMAS.

THOMPSON : Means "son of THOMAS".

THOMSON : Variant of THOMPSON.

THORBURN : Derived from the Old Norse given name ÞÓRBJÖRN.

THORLEY : From a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.

THORN : Originally applied to a person who lived in or near a thorn bush.

THORNE : Variant of THORN.

THORNTON : From a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English.

THORPE : From Old Norse þorp "village".

THORSEN : Means "son of THOR".

THRUSSELL : From Old English þrostle meaning "having the characteristics of a song thrush".

THURSTAN : Derived from the Old Norse name ÞÓRSTEINN.

THWAITE : Means "dweller in a forest clearing, fenced off enclosure or low meadows" from the Old Norse Þveit.

TIEDEMAN : Derived from the given name DIEDERICK.

TIERNEY : From the Irish Ó Tíghearnaigh meaning "descendant of TIGHEARNACH".

TIFFT : Variant of TOFT.

TIGHE : Anglicized form of Ó TAIDHG.

TILKI : From a nickname meaning "fox".

TILLENS : From the Germanic name Thietilo, a medieval diminutive of DIETRICH.

TIMBERLAKE : From an English place name meaning (obviously) "timber lake".

TINDALL : From Tindale, the name of a town in Cumbria, derived from the name of the river Tyne combined with Old English dæl "dale, valley".

TINKER : Occupational name meaning "mender of kettles, pots, pans". The name could derive from the tinking sound made by light hammering on metal. It is possib...

TIPTON : Originally given to one who came from the town of Tipton (which means "town of Tibba").

TIRABOSCHI : Originally a nickname for a woodcutter. This surname is typical of the area of Bergamo in Lombardy.

TIRRELL : Variant of TERRELL.

TIRYAKI : From a nickname meaning "addict" or "stubborn".

TISZA : From the river name Tisza, Hungary's second largest river.

TITTENSOR : Indicated a person from Tittensor, England. Tittensor, as a place name, means "Titten's ridge".



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