The tolliver Surname
tolliver Name Meaning and History
- English: variant of Telfer.
- Americanized form of the Italian family name Taliaferro (cognate with 1), from tagliare ‘to cut’ + ferro ‘iron’, probably applied as a nickname for a metal worker or a fierce fighter (see genealogical note).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Carrie Gifford Tolliver Carter Co. KY |
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| Cherokee blood in the Tollivers | kamie | 1 |
| GEORGE TOLLIVER |
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| Tolliver/Toliver Reunion |
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| WILLIAM TOLLIVER and WADE HAMPTON TOLLIVER DESENDANTS | MARY TOLLIVER | 6 |
| Robert Tolliver |
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| John Wesley Tolliver, 1850-1890, Benton County, Missouri |
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| African American Tollivers of Georgia | TONY D. DAVIS | 3 |
| Joseph Tolliver of Utah | Tessie Morin | 3 |
| Tolliver:Jesse-Hiram-Stephen A-James G- lineage |
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