Tench Surname
Approximately 2,732 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTench Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,387 | 1:261,326 | 24,660 |
| England | 767 | 1:72,644 | 8,304 |
| Canada | 162 | 1:227,442 | 21,827 |
| Belize | 111 | 1:3,202 | 644 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| Saint Lucia | 66 | 1:2,709 | 419 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 426 | 1:57,219 | 6,760 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 141 | 1:356,161 | 27,153 |
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.
(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.
Same as Dench. See Dance.
From the Dutch, Tenge; a personal name.
Tench Demographics
Tench Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Tench Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tench Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tench (Arabic: طنسيه, Hindi: तेन्छा, Russian: Теньч) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tench? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 159,693rd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,667,477 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Tench reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tench is also the 1,212,820th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 65 people.
The surname Tench is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,387 people, or 1 in 261,326. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 19 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and Virginia, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Tench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tench has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tench last name rose 984 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 933 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 118 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tench Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tench last name are 22.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.62% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenche | 91 | 73 | / |
| Tensch | 91 | 8 | / |
| Teinch | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tennch | 91 | 1 | / |
| Teanch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tenzch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Toench | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tentch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tencht | 91 | 0 | / |
| Teench | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tenc | 89 | 35 | / |
| Tiensch | 83 | 39 | / |
| Teinech | 83 | 11 | / |
| Teinche | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tentsch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Teynech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taensch | 83 | 0 | / |
| Tinch | 80 | 1,773 | / |
| Tence | 80 | 309 | / |
| Tynch | 80 | 147 | / |
| Tonch | 80 | 137 | / |
| Tenci | 80 | 101 | / |
| Tanch | 80 | 98 | / |
| Tencz | 80 | 78 | / |
| Tnche | 80 | 17 | / |
| Tencs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tensh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tenchova | 77 | 16 | / |
| Theinech | 77 | 6 | / |
| Teineche | 77 | 2 | / |
| Teinnech | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenchová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenstsch | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tnc | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tennci | 73 | 283 | / |
| Tentsh | 73 | 60 | / |
| Tinche | 73 | 42 | / |
| Tinsch | 73 | 28 | / |
| Temsch | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tencze | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tinc | 67 | 426 | / |
| Tens | 67 | 201 | / |
| Tenz | 67 | 187 | / |
| Tînc | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tync | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tünc | 67 | 9 | / |
| Temtche | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tainech | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tencova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tenj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Htnc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtnc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tüntsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tönc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenč | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tainche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tncz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnhc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tintsch | 67 | 0 | / |
Tench Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tench in the Hindi language | ||
| तेन्छा | tencha | - |
| Tench in the Russian language | ||
| Теньч | tenc | - |
| Tench in the Arabic language | ||
| طنسيه | tnsyh | - |
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