Taner: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Taner? Think of it as Tanner with a different pen. The name is generally explained as “Tanner of hides”.

• Taner drops the “n” of Tanner, a shortening that clerks often made.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Related forms: Tannar and Tannor.
• 214 Americans were listed as Taner in the 2010 census. That puts it among the top 100,000 US surnames.

Arms associated with the name

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