Tennant Surname
Approximately 24,238 people bear this surname
Tennant Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tenant,' one who holds land under another.
Willelmus Tenaunt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Tenant, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Tenaunt, 1379: ibid.
1563-4.
Read More About This SurnameTennant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,019 | 1:32,894 | 4,106 |
| England | 4,772 | 1:11,676 | 1,722 |
| Canada | 2,304 | 1:15,992 | 2,314 |
| Australia | 1,770 | 1:15,252 | 2,170 |
| Scotland | 1,253 | 1:4,273 | 741 |
| Jamaica | 802 | 1:3,578 | 515 |
| South Africa | 751 | 1:72,141 | 8,984 |
| Mauritius | 291 | 1:4,445 | 887 |
| New Zealand | 271 | 1:16,710 | 2,922 |
| Wales | 228 | 1:13,573 | 1,491 |
| Northern Ireland | 137 | 1:13,467 | 1,912 |
| Thailand | 114 | 1:619,635 | 105,115 |
| Ireland | 104 | 1:45,278 | 3,395 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 1:237,511 | 26,018 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Guyana | 19 | 1:40,117 | 3,928 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 125 | 1:35,439 | 3,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,021 | 1:12,061 | 1,836 |
| Scotland | 1,177 | 1:3,180 | 536 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,547 | 1:32,462 | 3,907 |
Tennant (118) may also be a first name.
Tennant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tenant,' one who holds land under another.
Willelmus Tenaunt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Tenant, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Tenaunt, 1379: ibid.
1563-4. Married — Philip Swalowe and Elizabeth Tennante: St Dionis Backchurch.
1564- 5. Silvester Tenante, Christ Church: Register of the University of Oxford.
1748. Baptised — Ann, d. William Tenant: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Tenant, Farmer [from French tenant, holding, pres.
part. of tenir, Latin tenere, to hold]
“Occupier of Land” (“Tenant” in Old French).
(English) One who rented land of another, a tenant.
A tenant one who holds lauds under another.
Tenant, a person holding lands under another, from Teneo, Latin, to hold. Local, Tyn, Welsh, a stretch, and nant, a ravine.
Or Tanant, mentioned c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis), is probably foreign.
Tennant Demographics
Tennant Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Tennant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tennant Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tennant (Russian: Теннант) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tennant? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 22,405th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 300,666 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Tennant reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tennant is also the 859,937th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 118 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11,019 people, or 1 in 32,894. In The United States it is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 73 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Tennant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tennant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 712 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,754 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 17 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tennant Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tennant surname are 4.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.76% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tennant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.29% more than the national average, earning R 395,160 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $43,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,785 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennants | 93 | 6 | / |
| Tiennant | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tennnant | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tennante | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tennaant | 93 | 1 | / |
| Teennant | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tennan | 92 | 29 | / |
| Tennang | 86 | 121 | / |
| Tennane | 86 | 6 | / |
| Thennan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Temnant | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tennatn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tinnant | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tennand | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tennanc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tennont | 86 | 0 | / |
| Thiennan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tennon | 77 | 274 | / |
| Tinnan | 77 | 38 | / |
| Tynnan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tnandt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Thengnane | 75 | 8 | / |
| Thiennann | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tnan | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tennoun | 71 | 274 | / |
| Tingnan | 71 | 70 | / |
| Thinnan | 71 | 42 | / |
| Tinnang | 71 | 24 | / |
| Tinnean | 71 | 17 | / |
| Tennone | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tengnon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Temnang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tiennon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tennond | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tennoune | 67 | 121 | / |
| Thnan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ttnan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tnang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tengnong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnaan | 67 | 1 | / |
Tennant Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tennant in the Russian language | ||
| Теннант | tennant | - |
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