Tank Family History
Tank Name Meaning
English (Cornwall): perhaps from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Tancred Tancard which is of French origin (see Tankard ). Alternatively perhaps a nickname from the rare Middle English word tank ‘blast on a horn’. North German North Frisian and East Frisian: from a short form of the personal name Thankmar (see Tamm ). This surname is very rare in North and East Frisia. Compare Tanck . Indian (Gujarat): name based on the name of a Rajput clan of unexplained etymology. It is not clear whether this name is connected with the English word tank which is of Indian origin as in Gujarati tānkh ‘underground reservoir’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022