Tench Surname

159,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Tench Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the tench,' the fish of that name. There are so few fish-names that I hesitate much in suggesting this solution. Salman, Chubb, Spratt, Gudgeon, &C, have no connexion with the finny tribe.

John Tenche, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Tench Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3871:261,32624,660
England7671:72,6448,304
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Belize1111:3,202644
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Saint Lucia661:2,709419
Wales561:55,2605,065
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4261:57,2196,760
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Tench (65) may also be a first name.

Tench Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the tench,' the fish of that name. There are so few fish-names that I hesitate much in suggesting this solution. Salman, Chubb, Spratt, Gudgeon, &C, have no connexion with the finny tribe.

John Tenche, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1599-1600. Married — Willyam Tenche and Joane Eaton: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1618. James Tench and Mary Eyres: Marriage Lic. (London).

1640. Married — John Gouldwell and Mabell Tench: St. Mary, Aldermary.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname from the "fat and sleek’’ fish so called [Middle English Old French tenche (French tanche), Latin tinca, a tench] We should naturally expect a fish nickname to arise in a maritime county: hence we find a ‘John Tenche’ in the Linc. Hundred-Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Same as Dench. See Dance.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Tenge; a personal name.

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

Tench Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tench (Arabic: طنسيه, Hindi: तेन्छा, Russian: Теньч) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tench? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 159,693rd most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,667,477 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Tench reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 65 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,387 people, or 1 in 261,326. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 19 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Virginia, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Tench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tench has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tench last name grew 984 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 933 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 118 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tench Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Tench surname are 22.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tench earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $15,553,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning $37,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning $56,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenche9173/
Tensch918/
Teinch912/
Tennch911/
Teanch910/
Tenzch910/
Toench910/
Tentch910/
Tencht910/
Teench910/
Tenc8935/
Tiensch8339/
Teinech8311/
Teinche832/
Tentsch832/
Teynech831/
Taensch830/
Tinch801,773/
Tence80309/
Tynch80147/
Tonch80137/
Tenci80101/
Tanch8098/
Tencz8078/
Tnche8017/
Tencs802/
Tensh800/
Tenchova7716/
Theinech776/
Teineche772/
Teinnech771/
Tenchová771/
Tenstsch770/
Tnc755/
Tennci73283/
Tentsh7360/
Tinche7342/
Tinsch7328/
Temsch739/
Tencze733/
Tinc67426/
Tens67201/
Tenz67187/
Tînc6747/
Tync6723/
Tünc679/
Temtche678/
Tainech677/
Tencova677/
Tenj673/
Htnc671/
Tnzh671/
Tnce671/
Dtnc671/
Tüntsch671/
Tönc671/
Tenč671/
Tainche671/
Tnci671/
Tncz671/
Tnhc671/
Tintsch670/

Tench Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tench in the Hindi language
तेन्छाtencha-
Tench in the Russian language
Теньчtenc-
Tench in the Arabic language
طنسيهtnsyh-

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