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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tearney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 735,823rd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. Tearney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Tearney reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tearney is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 12 people.

The surname Tearney is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 1,228,674. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Tearney is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Tearney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tearney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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 bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tearney surname are 36.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.81% registered with 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis