surname meaning

Hi!

I%26#39;m from Latvia and I%26#39;m interested into my surname meaning - i suppose it could come from Belarus but I%26#39;m not quite sure..

My surname is Tuleiko. Could anyone tell me where it comes from and what is the meaning?

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Your surname is very similiar to the surname of my mum which makes me think your ancestry was from South-East of Belarus, close to Ukraine.

If to take the stem of your surname it will be the stem of a Belarusian verb %26quot;tulitsa%26quot; which means %26quot;be close to some object%26quot;. This surname may also come from a Russian word %26quot;tulya%26quot; which means the upper major part of a hat, so maybe your ancetry were hatmakers or just were peasants who were very loyal to or always lived/built their houses close to some landlord.

You need to turn to professional surname trackers in order to find out the real historical background of your surname %26#39;cause I wrote all that stuff just from my experience.

Cheers

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Dear blr,

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Thank you!