How to say it
TAN · ner
/ˈtæn.ər/
Masculine
Tanner
Leather tanner
What it means
An English occupational surname for someone who tans leather.
Tanner is an English occupational surname for a person who tanned hides into leather, from the Old English tannian. It rose as a friendly, all-American first name in the 1980s and 90s, fitting the easygoing -er surname set with Tucker and Parker. Plain-spoken and likable. Said TAN-er.
Popularity over time
peaked at #82 in 1997, currently #475 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
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An occupational surname, 'one who tans leather.'
Spelling variants
- Taner
- Tannor
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