Tankard Family History
Tankard Name Meaning
English (West Yorkshire):: from the Old French personal name Tancard (ancient Germanic Tancard from thank- ‘think thank’ + hard- ‘hard bold’). perhaps occasionally a metonymic occupational name from Middle English tan(c)kard(e) ‘cask tun; drinking vessel’ for someone who made or sold casks or drinking vessels.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022