Tangney Surname
Approximately 1,744 people bear this surname
Tangney Surname Definition:
Almost every reference to this name which I have met relates to Co. Kerry. Such references are rare enough, but occur occasionally from the time of the Elizabethan Fiants to modern birth registrations and voters' lists. It is Ó Teangna in Irish.
Read More About This SurnameTangney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,034 | 1:350,541 | 31,413 |
| Ireland | 316 | 1:14,902 | 1,701 |
| New Zealand | 135 | 1:33,543 | 5,806 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 232 | 1:19,094 | 2,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 118 | 1:425,582 | 31,158 |
Tangney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Almost every reference to this name which I have met relates to Co. Kerry. Such references are rare enough, but occur occasionally from the time of the Elizabethan Fiants to modern birth registrations and voters' lists. It is Ó Teangna in Irish. King's analysis of the 1911 census shows that there were fifty families of Tangney in Co. Kerry at that date. At one time some Killarney families were called Tangley, which may be regarded as a corrupt synonym of Tangney.
Tangney Demographics
Tangney Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Tangney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tangney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tangney.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangney? popularity and diffusion
Tangney is the 231,683rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,178,639 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Tangney live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,034 people, or 1 in 350,541. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 18 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.
Tangney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tangney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tangney surname increased 876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 136 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tangney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tangney surname are 5.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.68% registered with the party.
The amount Tangney earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning R 233,232 per year; in United States they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $49,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.06% more than the national average, earning $60,643 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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