(English) derived from
Old-Frenchtannour, meaning "makes leather out of hide"
Tanner may be a surname of either
English,
German or
Finnish origin. The
Anglo-SaxonTanner was an occupational surname referring to an individual involved in the
tannery process. The German form, also spelled Danner, is likely
topographic from
GermanTanne, meaning 'fir tree' and Tann, a place name referring to this. In the Finnish language surname the word tanner is a synonym for 'field' or 'ground'.
This page lists people with the
surnameTanner. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
(English) derived from
Old-Frenchtannour, meaning "makes leather out of hide"
Tanner may be a surname of either
English,
German or
Finnish origin. The
Anglo-SaxonTanner was an occupational surname referring to an individual involved in the
tannery process. The German form, also spelled Danner, is likely
topographic from
GermanTanne, meaning 'fir tree' and Tann, a place name referring to this. In the Finnish language surname the word tanner is a synonym for 'field' or 'ground'.
This page lists people with the
surnameTanner. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.