Tenenbaum Surname

124,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Tenenbaum Surname User-submission:

Tenenbaum is a Jewish Ashkenazic surname, meaning 'fir tree' or 'pine tree'. A less common Yiddish variant of the German name Tannenbaum, it was often adopted as an ornamental name, especially in the western regions of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires, and influenced by the general romantic tendencies of German culture in the 18th century.

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Tenenbaum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2021:164,60416,726
France3401:195,36130,392
Argentina2201:194,28816,167
Canada1831:201,34219,659
Guatemala1461:110,1553,044
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Ukraine631:722,58275,033
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
England341:1,638,76668,634
Israel301:285,25425,178
Australia281:964,13257,058
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tenenbaum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tenenbaum is a Jewish Ashkenazic surname, meaning 'fir tree' or 'pine tree'. A less common Yiddish variant of the German name Tannenbaum, it was often adopted as an ornamental name, especially in the western regions of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires, and influenced by the general romantic tendencies of German culture in the 18th century. In some cases, the name was also adopted by people living in the proximity of fir trees. Other variations of this surname include Tannenbaum, Tanenbaum, and Tenenboym.

- evergreen01

This surname means 'fir' or 'Christmas-tree' in German, and is, funnily enough, a common Jewish surname. It is derived from the German words Tanne, meaning 'fir', and Baum, meaning 'tree'; connected with an 'n' = 'Tannenbaum'. This surname had some variations, either by pure misspellings or as an indicator that an ancestor was moving to another country.

- deleted-173293

Tanennbaum means Christmas tree in German. Ironically, it is a Jewish surname.

- kasaj

This is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, meaning 'fir tree' or 'pine tree'.

- evergreen01

Tannenbaum refers to a 'christmas tree'.

- thomashobbes

Tenenbaum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenenbaum (Russian: Тененбаум) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenenbaum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,341st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,987,332 people. The surname Tenenbaum is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Tenenbaum reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,202 people, or 1 in 164,604. In The United States Tenenbaum is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in France, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Tenenbaum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tenenbaum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 220,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenenbaum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tenenbaum surname are 42.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tenenbaum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 264.32% more than the national average, earning €109,404 per year; in United States they earn 28.17% more than the national average, earning $55,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.06% more than the national average, earning $76,540 CAD per year.

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Tenenbaum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenenbaum in the Russian language
Тененбаумtenenbaum-

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