The tankard Surname
tankard Name Meaning and History
- from a Norman personal name, Tancard, composed of the Germanic words þank ‘thought’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
- metonymic occupational name for a maker of barrels and drinking vessels, or a nickname for a hardened drinker, from Middle English tankard ‘tub’, ‘cup’ (apparently a borrowing from Middle Dutch).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 17 - Messages: 53
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| TANKARD family | Andrea Vanderhorst | 15 |
| Tankards in North Carolina |
 SharronSmith17
| 2 |
| Jane Tankard in Bradford |
sandrard
| 0 |
| finding my family |
markkelforsyth
| 1 |
| Tankard family-exmore virginia | Lenore | 12 |
| tankard |
lyndo9
| 0 |
| Hananh Tankard | Susie Brindley | 6 |
| Martin Tankard Vt. to NY |
mellenmellen
| 0 |
| Tankards of Yorkshire | Paul Plowman | 0 |
| Walter Tankard in 1716 |
BasketLady420
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