Teirney Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Teirney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teirney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1301:34,8335,995
Australia581:465,44335,949
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland361:103,9785,126
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Teirney (19) may also be a first name.

Teirney Last Name Facts

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

Teirney occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Teirney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teirney is the 983,245th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name Teirney occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Teirney reside; 72 percent reside in Australasia and 72 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 19 people.

Teirney is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 34,833. In New Zealand Teirney is most common in: Auckland Region, where 65 percent are found, Northland Region, where 14 percent are found and Bay of Plenty Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than New Zealand Teirney exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Teirney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Teirney has changed over time. In The United States it decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Teirney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Teirney earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teierney931/
Terney92214/
Tirney9267/
Teirny921/
Teirne921/
Tierney8638,301/
Tearney86393/
Ternoey8660/
Tairney8626/
Taerney8613/
Therney863/
Theirne862/
Tuerney862/
Terrney861/
Teirnay860/
Teerney860/
Tiorney860/
Tuirney860/
Tirnney860/
Thirney860/
Theirny860/
Teurney860/
Tyerney860/
Tirrney860/
Tisrney860/
Terny83413/
Terne83343/
Tirne833/
Tirny831/
Tiearney80491/
Tiierney801/
Tiernney801/
Thierney801/
Theerney800/
Ternes775,043/
Terner771,103/
Ternet77471/
Tarney77420/
Ternoy77356/
Ternay77268/
Tearne77233/
Tierny77221/
Tirner7788/
Treney7778/
Tierne7770/
Toerne7769/
Tyrney7758/
Terneu7752/
Ternei7750/
Therne7741/
Ternne7715/
Ternyi778/
Ternge776/
Tirnea774/
Ternie773/
Therny773/
Ternej773/
Teïrne772/
Terniy772/
Ternue772/
Ternez772/
Tearny771/
Teirna771/
Ternee771/
Tiorne771/
Taerny771/
Tairne771/
Ternea771/
Terneß771/
Ternyt771/
Tirnes770/
Tirnay770/
Ternny770/
Tyerny770/
Tirnny770/
Teurny770/
Terneyová752/
Tierneyii751/
Terneus71959/
Tourney71504/
Ternest71224/
Tiernay71192/
Thernes71153/
Therner7150/
Taernyi7146/
Tharney7141/
Thernøe7129/
Terenne7126/
Tirenne7126/
Terness7119/
Ternetz7118/
Ternecz7113/
Ternesø717/
Thernay714/
Theirna712/
Thierne712/
Ternett712/
Teränne712/
Treneey711/
Teernes711/
Teirnou711/
Terneas711/
Terneer711/
Ternysh711/
Terrnes711/
Tiernei711/
Targney711/
Tarneya711/
Terneux711/
Tijarny711/
Teurner711/
Teyarne711/
Tejorne711/
Teremne711/
Ternays711/
Terneis711/
Thiorne711/
Tiernoy711/
Tirnesh711/
Ternesh711/
Toernoe711/
Terenny711/
Tairnet711/
Tiernie710/
Ternnet710/
Tearnys710/
Tearnie710/
Tierniy710/
Tearner710/
Ternner710/
Tiernny710/
Tairnay710/
Tuirner710/
Tearnay710/
Tairner710/
Tarneey710/
Ternnie710/
Tarnney710/
Tearnes710/
Terna678,989/
Terni672,733/
Trene67738/
Tarne67267/
Tirna67172/
Therneus67148/
Terrenne6735/
Tirni6714/
Tayerner6711/
Tirnh678/
Thirinne676/
Tärne675/
Thernesz674/
Tarny673/
Tourneys672/
Theherne672/
Therenny672/
Tearenei671/
Theharne671/
Terneich671/
Tirnneer671/
Thernezs671/
Therrnet671/
Tairenyi671/
Terienne671/
Terrinne671/
Theernet671/
Thaireny671/
Taerinny671/
Tyrne670/
Tournney670/
Terinner670/

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Teirney Reference & Research

Tierney FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Tierney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Teirney
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