Tenison Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tenison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dennis.' Old English Dionys, Denis, whence Denison, sharpened to Tenison; compare Haseltine for Hazeldean, Tancock for Dancock, Tanett and Tannett for Danett and Dannett; compare Tenniswood (i.

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Tenison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5211:695,69955,085
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia271:999,84158,390
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Tenison (540) may also be a first name.

Tenison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dennis.' Old English Dionys, Denis, whence Denison, sharpened to Tenison; compare Haseltine for Hazeldean, Tancock for Dancock, Tanett and Tannett for Danett and Dannett; compare Tenniswood (i.e. Denniswood), York Directory. Also note that the surname Toket is referred to as Doket in Index of Visitation of Yorkshire (Harl. Soc). Yorkshire and the Lincolnshire border strongly affected Denis in the surname period. We also find Dandridge for Tandridge, and Tandy for Dandy. Dogood in the old registers is manifestly Toogood.

Arthur Doegood, 1680: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1711. Baptised — Dorothy, d. Edward Tennison: Canterbury Cath.

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

V. Tennison, Dennison.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

According to D'Alton's History of Ireland, quoted in B.L.G., the Tenysons or Tenisons are of English extraction, and the name is supposed to be the same as Tynesende in the H.R. of Oxfordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Tenesone, a place in Gottespunt or Cazdee, in Switzerland. If the name be not local, it is probably a corruption of Dennison.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Son of Denis; although a family of the name claim that it was anciently Tunesende; i. e., Townsend.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Tenison Last Name Facts

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

Tenison is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tenison click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tenison is the 506,165th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Tenison live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 362,702nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 540 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 695,699. In The United States it is mostly found in: Arkansas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Tenison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tenison has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tenison surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tenison earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $37,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,052 CAD per year.

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