About Tun
The surname Tun is of English origin and has multiple meanings. It can be derived from the Old English word "tun," meaning "enclosure" or "settlement," and may have been used to denote someone who lived near or worked at a farmstead or village. Alternatively, it could be a variant of the surname Town, which also refers to someone who lived in or near a town or village. The surname Tun can also be of Chinese origin, where it is spelled as "Tun" or "Tuan" and is derived from the Chinese word for "group" or "clan."
The surname Tun is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tun based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Tun is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Tun in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Tun using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.