Tann Surname

112,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tann Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Daniel,' from the nick. Dan, sharpened to Tan; compare Tancock for Dancock, and Tannett for Dannett. (2) Local, 'of Tan.' I cannot find the spot.

Geoffrey de Tan, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Tann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8851:192,28619,025
England9521:58,5277,009
Germany2311:348,50833,871
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Malaysia1841:160,2959,877
Singapore1541:35,7641,284
Estonia961:13,7692,151
Canada741:497,91342,460
Cambodia611:253,8883,292
Wales421:73,6796,340
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
France281:2,372,240182,981
India261:29,502,515369,827
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
China51:273,464,31313,838
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4481:54,4096,508
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

Tann (309) may also be a first name.

Tann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Daniel,' from the nick. Dan, sharpened to Tan; compare Tancock for Dancock, and Tannett for Dannett. (2) Local, 'of Tan.' I cannot find the spot.

Geoffrey de Tan, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Tan, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Adam Tan, et Ydonia uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Scrub [v. under Tanfield] William de Tan.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

There is a Tan Hill in Yorks.

(Scandinavian) an O.Scand. pers. name = Tooth, Tusk [Old Norse tann-r, later tönn; seen in Hilditann-r, etc.] Adam Tan.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A contraction of St. Anne. So Tooley from St. Olave. At Fersfleld, co. Norfolk, there is a St. Anne's Well, which is vulgarly known as Tann's Well. Bloinefield's Norf. i. 70.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A baronial name. Rainald de Tan, Than, Taon, or Taun, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John de T. 1195 (Ib.); Ralph, Richard, Simon de Tahon 1198 (Ib.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Tanni; from the Frisian, Tanno; from the German, Tanne, Tanner, Tannig; from the French, Tanne; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tann Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tann Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tann (Bengali: তন্ন, Hindi: टन्न, Russian: Танн) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,883rd most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,777,017 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Tann are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tann is also the 500,178th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 309 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,885 people, or 1 in 192,286. In The United States Tann is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 16 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Tann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tann last name increased 834 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tann surname are 9.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tann earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $38,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning $56,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanne891,752/
Thann89165/
Tainn8925/
Tannå8921/
Tanng8912/
Taann893/
Taunn893/
Teann891/
Taynn891/
Tannd891/
Tannt890/
Tan8610,017,487/
Tamnne80121/
Tangne8031/
Thanne8020/
Tahann808/
Taanne801/
Tatenn801/
Tatinn801/
Tainne801/
Teanne801/
Thainn801/
Teanng801/
Tang7512,776,913/
Than75571,683/
Tonn757,184/
Taan756,363/
Tant755,762/
Tane755,316/
Tain754,989/
Tanh752,966/
Ttan751,342/
Tand751,245/
Tahn75903/
Tean75836/
Taun75714/
Htan7582/
Tayn7577/
Tamn7535/
Tasn7527/
Tõnn7516/
Tajn7515/
Tanq7510/
Tanø7510/
Taín756/
Dtan754/
Tanı753/
Tatn752/
Tgan752/
Taàn751/
Theanne7348/
Tannowa7313/
Tannova732/
Tatinng732/
Tatinne730/
Thanh67564,366/
Tahan6730,117/
Tagne6715,013/
Tasin678,863/
Thain674,941/
Taing674,626/
Tonne673,545/
Tatin673,213/
Taine672,494/
Thane672,297/
Taşin671,679/
Tahun671,503/
Thean671,436/
Taune67870/
Teane67723/
Tasen67530/
Taung67458/
Taunt67443/
Tacen67436/
Taane67435/
Thayn67387/
Teang67345/
Teanc67331/
Tayne67312/
Taten67267/
Thonn67258/
Tamng67238/
Taang67238/
Tağan67226/
Tamne67172/
Tacin67165/
Tandt67134/
Taint6767/
Tacyn6761/
Tõnne6746/
Taant6740/
Tayng6731/
Tanhh6730/
Tasne6729/
Tahnk6728/
Htain6723/
Taain6723/
Htang6717/
Tangh6716/
Thaun6715/
Tangg6712/
Ta'an6712/
Taunø6712/
Tanhe6711/
Gytan6710/
Teaun6710/
Tandd679/
Thaan678/
Tantt677/
T'Ang677/
Taund677/
Tatne676/
Tangc676/
Tounn675/
Taihn674/
Ttaan674/
Tangø674/
Dthan674/
Thhan673/
Tamnk673/
Tankg672/
Tatng672/
Taánt672/
Tasengne672/
Htant672/
Tanbp672/
Tasyn672/
Thahn671/
Dtang671/
Dtank671/
Tonng671/
Teank671/
Taytn671/
Taahn671/
Tasng671/
Tasnt671/
Toonn671/
Taimn671/
Tadtn671/
Taand671/
Tah'n671/
Taitn671/
Tonnk671/
Tangå671/
Teand671/
Teanh671/
Tausn671/
Tautn671/
Tantì671/
Tthan671/
D'Tan671/
Tahseenn671/
Tancg671/
Tanhs671/
Tomnn671/
Thtan671/
Teasn671/
Ttain671/
Tganh671/
Tajng671/
Tajnh671/
Tainh671/
Tamnh671/
Teinn670/
Tanzs670/
Teant670/

Tann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tann in the Bengali language
তন্নtanna-
Tann in the Hindi language
टन्नtanna50
तन्नtanna42.86
टण्नtanna7.14
Tann in the Russian language
Таннtann-

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