Tavernier (surname)

Tavernier is a French occupational surname meaning innkeeper. Related surnames include Taverner, Tavenner, and Letavernier.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexandra Tavernier (born 1993), French hammer thrower
 * Alphonse Tavernier (1852–1933), French painter and Provençal poet
 * Andrea Tavernier (1858–1932), Italian painter
 * Annabel Tavernier (born 1989), Belgian politician
 * Bertrand Tavernier (1941–2021), French filmmaker
 * Colo Tavernier O'Hagan (1942–2020), British–French screenwriter, wife of Bertrand Tavernier
 * Jacques Tavernier (1625–1673), French privateer and buccaneer
 * James Tavernier (born 1991), English footballer
 * Janine Tavernier (1935–2019), Haitian poet, novelist and academic
 * Jean Tavernier (1928–2020), French politician
 * Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605–1689), French merchant and traveller
 * Jef Tavernier (born 1951), Belgian politician
 * Jules Tavernier (painter) (1844–1889), French painter
 * Kevaughn Tavernier (born 2006), Canadian soccer player
 * Marcus Tavernier (born 1999), English footballer
 * Melchior Tavernier (1594–1665), French engraver and printmaker
 * Nils Tavernier (born 1965), French film director, son of Bertrand Tavernier
 * Paul Tavernier (1852–1943), French painter
 * Prades Tavernier (fl. late 13th-early 14th centuries), French weaver and Cathar Perfect
 * René Tavernier (geologist) (1914–1992), Belgian geologist and stratigrapher
 * René Tavernier (poet) (1915–1989), French writer and philosopher, father of Bertrand Tavernier
 * Yves Tavernier (born 1962), French alpine skier

Fictional characters

 * Celestine and Etta Tavernier, from EastEnders
 * Clyde Tavernier, from EastEnders
 * Hattie Tavernier, from EastEnders
 * Jules Tavernier (EastEnders), from EastEnders