Tanase Family History
Tanase Name Meaning
Romanian: from a short form of the personal name Atanasie Greek Athanasios meaning ‘immortal’ (see Attanasio ). Japanese (three syllables): written 棚瀬 ‘shelf’ and ‘torrent’ or 種瀬 ‘seed’ and ‘torrent’; also written phonetically 田名瀬 or 多那瀬. All variants are found mostly in Gifu and Mie prefectures.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022