Tannar Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Anyone researching Tannar should also look under Tanner. Name scholars give the meaning as “Tanner of hides”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Tanner and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Records show Tannar as one of the forms Tanner took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Tannor and Taner.

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