Tearney Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tearney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tearney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
England661:844,21344,691
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
Scotland631:59,4163,787
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2841:176,82615,798

Tearney (12) may also be a first name.

Tearney Last Name Facts

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

Tearney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tearney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tearney? popularity and diffusion

Tearney is the 735,823rd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname Tearney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Tearney reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 1,228,674. In The United States Tearney is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Tearney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tearney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tearney last name expanded 104 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tearney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tearney surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tearney last name are 36.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.81% being registered to vote for the party.

Tearney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiearney93491/
Tarney92420/
Tearne92233/
Terney92214/
Tearny921/
Tierney8638,301/
Teirney86262/
Ternoey8660/
Tharney8641/
Tairney8626/
Taerney8613/
Therney863/
Tuerney862/
Terrney861/
Targney861/
Tarneya861/
Teyarne861/
Teerney860/
Tearnys860/
Tearnie860/
Tearner860/
Teurney860/
Tearnay860/
Tyerney860/
Tarneey860/
Tarnney860/
Tearnes860/
Terny83413/
Terne83343/
Tarne83267/
Tarny833/
Tearenei801/
Teierney801/
Theharne801/
Tiierney801/
Tiernney801/
Thierney801/
Theerney800/
Ternes775,043/
Tarnue773,146/
Terner771,103/
Tarner77501/
Ternet77471/
Tarnay77394/
Ternoy77356/
Ternay77268/
Tierny77221/
Treney7778/
Tierne7770/
Toerne7769/
Tirney7767/
Tyrney7758/
Tarnyi7756/
Terneu7752/
Ternei7750/
Tarnge7745/
Therne7741/
Tarnóy7730/
Tarnet7729/
Tarnes7726/
Tarnoy7721/
Tarnea7717/
Ternne7715/
Tarnee7712/
Tarneh7711/
Tarnye7710/
Ternyi778/
Ternge776/
Tharne775/
Tarnez774/
Tarnyo773/
Ternie773/
Therny773/
Ternej773/
Teïrne772/
Terniy772/
Tarnne772/
Ternue772/
Ternez772/
Tarnie771/
Teirny771/
Ternee771/
Tarnoe771/
Taerny771/
Tairne771/
Teirne771/
Ternea771/
Terneß771/
Tarnej771/
Tarnny771/
Ternyt771/
Ternny770/
Tharny770/
Tyerny770/
Teurny770/
Terneyová752/
Tierneyii751/
Tearnhead750/
Terneus71959/
Tourney71504/
Ternest71224/
Tiernay71192/
Tarneja71166/
Thernes71153/
Tarenne71116/
Therner7150/
Taernyi7146/
Thernøe7129/
Terenne7126/
Terness7119/
Tarness7118/
Ternetz7118/
Ternecz7113/
Taarnes7110/
Ternesø717/
Thernay714/
Tharnet714/
Tarnnuy713/
Taurner713/
Tarnest713/
Theirne712/
Thierne712/
Tarniya712/
Ternett712/
Teränne712/
Treneey711/
Teernes711/
Thaurne711/
Terneas711/
Terneer711/
Ternysh711/
Terrnes711/
Tiernei711/
Tajurne711/
Tarnaya711/
Tarnesh711/
Terneux711/
Tarnnue711/
Tijarny711/
Taarnyi711/
Tarneer711/
Tarinne711/
Teurner711/
Tejorne711/
Teremne711/
Ternays711/
Terneis711/
Tiernoy711/
Ternesh711/
Toernoe711/
Tharnee711/
Tharnye711/
Terenny711/
Tairnet711/
Teirnay710/
Tiernie710/
Tiorney710/
Tuirney710/
Ternnet710/
Tirnney710/
Tierniy710/
Thirney710/
Theirny710/
Ternner710/
Tiernny710/
Tarnner710/
Tairnay710/
Tirrney710/
Tisrney710/
Tairner710/
Taurnie710/
Tarnnay710/
Ternnie710/
Terna678,989/
Terni672,733/
Tarna671,163/
Tarni671,135/
Trene67738/
Therneus67148/
Terrenne6735/
Tayerner6711/
Tärne675/
Thernesz674/
Tirne673/
Tourneys672/
Theherne672/
Therenny672/
Terneich671/
Tirny671/
Thernezs671/
Therrnet671/
Taarness671/
Terienne671/
Terrinne671/
Tarnejad671/
Tarné671/
Theernet671/
Taerinny671/
Tyrne670/
Tournney670/
Terinner670/

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Tearney Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tearney
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