Show ContentsTania History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Etymology of Tania

What does the name Tania mean?

The name Tania comes from the Irish Ó Tanaidhen.

Early Origins of the Tania family

The surname Tania was first found in Connacht (Irish: Connachta, (land of the) descendants of Conn).

Early History of the Tania family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tania research. The year 1406 is included under the topic Early Tania History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tania Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tannian, Tanian, Tannion, O'Tannian and others.

Early Notables of the Tania family

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Migration of the Tania family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Tanian, who arrived in New York in 1870; and Winifred, John, and Cornelius Tannian, who were recorded in a census in Massachusetts in 1900.


Contemporary Notables of the name Tania (post 1700) +

  • Tania Bryer OBE (b. 1962), British television host and executive producer of the series CNBC Meets with Tania Bryer
  • Tania Wyn Mathias (b. 1964), British ophthalmologist and politician
  • Tania Tinoco (1963-2022), Ecuadorian journalist, author, television producer, director, TV and radio presenter, reporter, interviewer, and opinion leader
  • Mrs. Tania Marie Carnegie M.V.O., Canadian Chief Impact Officer and founder and leader of the Impact Ventures practice at KPMG and former Lady in Waiting to The Countess of Wessex in Canada, appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order on 29th December 2018 1
  • Tania Marmolejo (b. 1975), Dominican born, Swedish American painter
  • Tania Fédor (1905-1985), Monaco-born French film actress
  • Tania Mary Dalton (1971-2017), née Nicholson, New Zealand gold medalist international netball player at the 2003 Netball World Championships
  • Tania Simoncelli, American Assistant Director for Forensic Sciences within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • Tania Rosamund Harcourt- Cooze (b. 1966), English model and actress


  1. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists


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