What is the Ethnic Name for Tolliver??

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Tolliver
English: variant of Telfer.
Americanized form of the Italian family name Taliaferro (cognate with 1), from tagliare ‘to cut’ + ferro ‘iron’, probably applied as a nickname for a metal worker or a fierce fighter (see genealogical note).
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My "Tolliver" line started out as "Taliaferro" from Italy. I have gotten back to 1530 with that line.