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| TALLACK | talek, big-browed | 110 |
| TALLING, TALLON, TALLAN, TALLAND | from personal name Talon | 49 |
| TANGYE | tan-(k)gy, fire dog (k mutates to g) | 50 |
| TASKIS, TASKES | tal-skes, sheltered front | 45 |
| TEAGUE, TEAGLE | te(k)g, fair or beautiful (k mutates to g), only 7 TEAGLEs were found in 1881 | 368 |
| TERRILL, TERRELL. TERALL, TERIL, TYRELL | from personal name Terril | 190 |
| THEW, THOW | (d)thu, dark (d mutates to th) | 0 |
| THORNE, THORN | poss: from thron, nose or point of land | 89 |
| TIDDY, TYHYDDY, TYHIDDY | from the place Tehidy; poss: teghyjy, retreat or poss: chy heyjy, duck's house. | 183 |
| TILLY, TILLEY | poss: tylly, deserve, or worth | 41 |
| TINK, TYNK | tynk, finch | 35 |
| TINNEY, TINNY | poss: tanow, fires. poss: dinnow, forts. | 109 |
| TIPPETT, TIPPIT, TIPPET | Cornish form of Thibaud | 59 |
| TOMAN | poss: tomen, earth bank | 65 |
| TONKIN, TONKYN, TONKING | diminutive form of Anthony | 1073 |
| TRAHAIR, TREHERE, TRAHAR, TRAHER | tre(g)her, tailor (g is dropped) or tre-hir, long farm | 69 |
| TRANNACK | tre-Vranoc, homestead of Branoc (b mutates to v) or tre-(G)wethenoc, Gwethenoc's farm (g is dropped), the origin depends on the locale | 4 |
| TRATHEN, TRATHAN | trethen, small sandy patch | 78 |
| TREAGO, TRAGO | poss: tre-Jago, Jago's farm | 1 |
| TREAGOVE | tre-gof, homestead of the smith | 7 |
| TREASE, TREAS, TREICE, TRAISE, TRAYES, TRAYS | tre-res, homestead by the ford | 124 |
| TREBARTHA | poss: tre-wartha, higher farm | 0 |
| TREBARTHEN | poss: tre-(p)berthy, homestead with bushes, (p mutates to b) | 0 |
| TREBELL, TREBBLE, TREBLE | tre-(p)bell, distant homestead, (p mutates to b) | 24 |
| TREBILCOCK | tre-bilgack, farm in place of heaps, or poss: tre-(p)byl-cok, homestead with cuckoo haunted hillock? (p mutates to b) | 390 |
| TREDINNICK, TREDINICK | tre-dynek, homestead near little fort, or tre-redanack, homestead by fern brake | 131 |
| TREDREA, TREDRAY | unknown meaning | 69 |
| TREDWEN | poss: tre-res-(gw)wyn, dwelling by the fair ford, (gw mutates to w) | 14 |
| TREEN | tre-theen, homestead by a cliff castle | 0 |
| TREEV, TREEVE | poss: tre-an-Yuf, the Lord's farm | 0 |
| TREFFRY, TREFRY | tre-(b)vre, homestead or farm on a hill (b mutates to v) or tre-fry, Fry's farm | 48 |
| TREFUSIS | unknown meaning | 0 |
| TREGALE | tre-an-Galla, farm of the Gaul | 1 |
| TREGANOWAN | poss: tre-ganow, homestead at the hollow, or poss: tre-gonyow, homestead on the downs, poss: a variant of TREGONNING? | 10 |
| TREGARTHEN, TREGERTHEN, TREGURTHA | tre-c(g)ar(dh)then, homestead with a thicket, (c mutates to g) (dh mutates to th) or poss: tre-gerthan, rowan-tree farm | 41 |
| TREGASKES, TREGASKIS | tre-goskis, homestead or farm in a sheltered place | 115 |
| TREGAY, TREGEA, TREGO | tre-(k)ge, homestead with hedge, (k mutates to g) | 43 |
| TREGEAGLE, TREGAGLE | tre-(c)gagal, farm of dung, (c mutates to g) | 6 |
| TREGEAR, TREGEARE, TREGERE | tre-ger, homestead by fort | |
| TREGELLAS, TREGELLES | poss: tre-(k)gellys, lost or hidden farm, or poss: tre-(C)Gelest, Celest's farm | 63 |
| TREGEMBO | tre-chy-(k)gember, farm by a house where streams meet, (k mutates to g) | 52 |
| TREGENNA, TREGUNNA | tre-(K)Genna, Kenna's farm, or poss: tre-gonyow, homestead on downs? | 114 |
| TREGENZA, TREGENSA | tre-(k)gensa, first or formost farm | 116 |
| TREGGIDEN, TREGIDDEN | poss: tre-(C)Gudyn, Cudyn's farm, place found in St. Keverne. (c mutates to g) | 0 |
| TREGIDGO, TREGIDGA | poss: tre-(k)gy-chyow, farm with kennels | 59 |
| TREGIDEON, TREGIDION | poss: tre-Goedhyan, Goedhyan's farm, old version of Gwithian | 0 |
| TREGILGAS, TREGILGUS | tre-Gilgis, Gilgas' farm | 76 |
| TREGLOWN, TREGLOAN, TREGLAWN, TREGLOHAN, TREGLOYNE, TREGLOWAN | tre-(k)ge-loghyn, homestead with hedge by the little lake, (k mutates to g) | 148 |
| TREGLYN | poss: tre-(k)ge-lyn, homestead with hedge by a pool, (k mutates to g) or poss: a variant of TREGLOYNE | 0 |
| TREGONING, TREGONNING | tre-(k)ge-onnen, homestead with hedge of ash trees, (k mutates to g), or tre-(C)Gonan, Conan's farm | 358 |
| TREGOWETH | poss: tre-(c)goweth, homestead of companion, (c mutates to g) | 4 |
| TREGURTHA | poss: tre-Gortha, Gortha's farm | 33 |
| TREHANE | poss: tre-Iahan, John's farm or tre-Uanno, Uanno's farm | 30 |
| TREHEARNE | unknown meaning | 0 |
| TRELAWNEY, TRELAWNY | tre-lonow, homestead of groves, or tre-launow, farm in clearing | 12 |
| TRELEASE | tre-lys, homestead by the court or hall | 63 |
| TRELEAVEN, TRELEVEN, TRELIVING | tre-leven, Leven's farm | 201 |
| TRELEGGAN, TRELIGGAN, TRELOGGAN, TRELOGGIN, TRELEGAN, TRELEGON, TRELIGAN, TRELOGAN, TRELYGYN | poss: tre-leghen, farm in the slate area. Possibly from Treleggan in Constantine parish. | 3 |
| TRELOAR | tre-lowarth, garden farm | 486 |
| TREMAINE, TREMAIN, TREMAYNE | tre-meyn, farm by a stone | 425 |
| TREMBATH, TRENBATH | tre-an-bagh, homestead in the nook or corner, or tre-an-bath, the boar's farm | 428 |
| TRENBERTH, TREMBERTH | tre-an-berth, farm by the bush | 69 |
| TREMBETH | tre-an-beth, homestead by the grave | 38 |
| TREMBETHOW | tre-an-bethow, homestead by the graves | 0 |
| TREMEARNE | poss: tre-merans, farm of death | 0 |
| TREMEER, TREMEAR, TREMERE | tre-mur, great farm | 12 |
| TREMELLING, TREMELLIN, TREMELLEN | tre-melyn, mill farm | 61 |
| TREMENHEERE | tre-men-hyr, homestead by the standing stone or long stone | 0 |
| TREMETHICK, TREMETHIC | tre-methag, doctor's farm | 28 |
| TREMEWAN, TREMEWEN | tre-Mewan, Mewan's farm | 50 |
| TRENANCE | tre-nans, homestead in valley | 10 |
| TRENEAR, TRENEER | tre-an-yer, chicken (hen) farm | 88 |
| TRENERRY, TRENERY, TRENARY | tre(v)-an-erow, homestead in the field | 207 |
| TRENGOVE, TRENGROVE | tre-an-go(f)v, the smith's homestead (f mutates to v) | 138 |
| TRENGROUSE | tre-an-grows, homestead by the cross | 9 |
| TRENHAILE | tre-an-hal, homestead on the down or moor | 14 |
| TRENOUTH, TRENOWETH, TRENOWTH | tre-noweth, new farm | 74 |
| TRENOWDEN | tre-Renowden, Renowden's farm, Renowden is Cornish form of Renaud or Reginald | 0 |
| TRENWITH | tre-Iunwith, Iunwith's farm | 42 |
| TREPRESS | tre-pras, homestead in meadow | 0 |
| TRERISE, TRERICE | tre-res, homestead by ford | 79 |
| TRESAWNA | tre-saunyow, homestead near deep clefts in sea cliffs. | 5 |
| TRESCOWTHICK, TRESCOTHICK, TRECOTHICK, TRESKOWICKE? | tre-scawek, homestead of elder grove | 18 |
| TRESEDER, TRESIDDER, TRESEDDER, TRESIDER | tre-Seder, Seder's farm | 482 |
| TRESISE, TREZISE | tre-Saws, homestead of the Saxon | 288 |
| TRESTAIN | tre-sten, homestead at tin bearing area | 14 |
| TRESTRAIL | tre-strayl, homestead of mat or carpet maker | 73 |
| TRETHAKE | tre-(D)Thaoc, Daoc's farm, (d mutates to th) | 7 |
| TRETHEWEY, TRETHEWY | tre-(D)Thewi, Dewi's farm, Dewi is Cornish form of David, (d mutates to th) | 506 |
| TRETHOWAN | tre-(D)Thewin, homestead of Dewin, (d mutates to th) | 140 |
| TREVAIL, TREVEAL | tre-(M)Vael, homestead of Mael, (m mutates to v) or tre-(B)Veli, Beli's farm (b mutates to v) | 70 |
| TREVAIN, TREVAINS, TREVEAN, TREVEYNES, TREVEANS, TREVAN, TREVEIGHAN | poss: tre-(b)vyhan, little farm (b mutates to v) TREVAN might be not a variant but a separate surname | 40 |
| TREVAN | prob: from place-name Trevan, Probus which was Talfan in 1361, hence poss: tal-ban, high-hillside. | 17 |
| TREVANION | trev-Enyon, Enyon's farm (tre becomes trev before a vowel) | 0 |
| TREVARTHA | trev-Affa, Affa's farm (tre becomes trev before a vowel) | 3 |
| TREVARTHEN, TREVARTON, TREVERTON | trev-Arthien, Arthien's homestead (tre becomes trev before a vowel) | 256 |
| TREVASKIS, TREVASKES | tre-(M)Vaelscoet, Maelscoet's homestead (m mutates to v) | 120 |
| TREVEAN | tre-(b)vyhan, little farm (b mutates to v) | 1 |
| TREVELLICK | poss: trev-Elec, Elec's farm (tre becomes trev before a vowel), or poss: tre-(m)velynyk, homestead by the little mill (m mutates to v) | 9 |
| TREVELYAN, TREVILLION, TREVILIAN | tre-(M)Vilian, Milian's homestead (m mutates to v) | 56 |
| TREVENA, TREVENNA | tre-(m)veneth, homestead on hill, or tre-(m)vun, homestead with mineral (m mutates to v) | 203 |
| TREVENEN, TREVENNEN | tre-(m)veyn wyn, homestead of white stones, or poss: tre-venen, homestead of the woman | 43 |
| TREVETHAN, TREVETHEN | tre-(b)vuthyn, homestead in a meadow (b mutates to v) | 173 |
| TREVETHICK, TREVITHICK | tre-(B)Vudic, Budic's homestead (b mutates to v) | 174 |
| TREVIGLAS, TREVEGLOS | trev-eglos, church farm | 0 |
| TREVISA | trev-ysa, lowest homestead (tre becomes trev before a vowel) | 0 |
| TREVIVIAN | Itre-hiuin, yew farm, or poss: tre-Vyvyan, Vyvian's homestead ? | 7 |
| TREVOR | tre-(M)Vor, Mor's homestead. Mor is a Cornish personal name. | 0 |
| TREVORROW, TREVERROW, TREVARROW | tre-vorrow, homestead by the track, TREVORROW is by far the most common in 1881 | 259 |
| TREW, TRUE | unknown meaning | 7 |
| TREWARTHA | tre-wartha, higher farm | 52 |
| TREWAVAS | tre-(g)wavas, winter homestead (g is dropped) | 14 |
| TREWEEK, TREWEEKE, TREWEEKS | tre-(g)wyk, homestead at wood (g is dropped) | 170 |
| TREWEN, TREWIN, TREWYN, TREWEEN | tre-(g)wyn, white or fair homestead (g is dropped) | 244 |
| TREWERN, TREWERNE, TREWARN, TREWREN | tre-Uren, Uren's farm, or poss: tre-(g)wern, homestead by swamp (g is dropped) | 88 |
| TREWHELLA, TREWELLA | tre-u(g)whella, highest homestead (g is dropped) | 236 |
| TREWOLLA | poss: tre-(g)wallow, homestead by ramparts (g is dropped), it is quite possible and widely believed that this is simply an older form of TREWHELLA. The arms allowed to John TREWOLLA in 1573, contain three owls, a bit of word play? tre-ula, Cornish for three owls. | 8 |
| TREWORGIE | poss: tre-(Gw)wrgy, Gwrgy's farm (gw mutates to w) | 0 |
| TREZONA, TRESAWNE, TRESAWNA | poss: tre-saunyow, homestead by deep clefts in cliffs | 61 |
| TRIGGS | from Trigg, one of the Hundreds of Cornwall | 138 |
| TRINIMAN, TRENAMAN, TRENEMAN, TRINAMAN, TRINNAMAN | poss: tre-nawmen, homestead by the nine stones | 36 |
| TRIPCONY, TRIPCONEY | poss: tre-Kynan, Kynan's homestead, the k should have mutated to g though. Kynan is poss: a form of Conan although there is a place-name Tregonning, tre-Gonan, or Conan's homestead so perhaps the two surnames are the same? A further poss: meaning, tre-conyn, rabbit farm, again the lack mutation is a problem | 88 |
| TRIPP | unknown meaning | 152 |
| TROON | tre-wun, homestead on the down | 42 |
| TROUNSON | tre-rounsyn, homestead of donkey or nag | 89 |
| TROWAN | tref-oghen, homestead of oxen | 0 |
| TRUDGIAN, TRUDGEON, TRUDGEN, TRUDGAN | poss: tre-ojyon, homestead of oxen | 298 |
| TRURAN, TRUAN | tre-Uren, Uren's farm, or poss: tre-(g)wern, homestead by swamp | 183 |
| TRURO | Likely derived from the place-name Truro.Obscure meaning poss: tri-(b)erow, meaning tree boilings, possibly from the three fast moving rivers that flow into the tidal creek here. | 5 |
| TRUSCOTT | unknown meaning | 796 |
| TRUSSELL | tre-(G)wystyl, Gwystyl's farm (g is dropped) | 0 |
| TRYTHALL | tre-(G)wrethal, Gwrethal's farm (g is dropped) | 99 |
| TURK | when Cornish, towarghek, peaty | 1 |
| TYACK | tyak, farmer or peasant | 156 |