Terres Family History
Terres Name Meaning
French: topographic name derived from terre ‘ground earth land’. Catalan: plural form of Terra a cognate of 1 above. Catalan (Terrés): topographic name from the plural of terrer ‘ground clay’ a derivative of terra ‘ground earth land’. German (mainly Rhineland-Palatinate): variant of Terre unexplained. Scottish: variant of Terris . This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022