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

The last name Teirney is found in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teirney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. Teirney is mostly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Teirney live; 72 percent live in Australasia and 72 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Teirney is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name globally, held by 19 people.

The surname Teirney is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 34,833. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 65 percent live, Northland Region, where 14 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 11 percent live. Beside New Zealand this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Teirney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Teirney has changed through the years. In The United States it contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Teirney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Teirney last name is principally 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
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  • 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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