Taliaferro

Taliaferro ( /ˈtɒlɪvər/ TOL-i-vər), also spelled Talifero,Tellifero Tolliver, or Toliver, is a prominent family in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. The Taliaferros (originally Tagliaferro, which means "ironcutter" in Italian) are one of the early families who settled in Virginia in the 17th century. They migrated from London, where an ancestor had served as a musician in the court of Queen Elizabeth I. The surname in that line is believed to trace back to Bartholomew Taliaferro, a native of Venice who settled in London and was made a denizen in 1562.