Tenneson Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Tenneson 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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Tenneson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:931,77169,805
France451:1,476,060142,161
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Wales81:386,81619,671
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Tenneson (40) may also be a first name.

Tenneson 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

Unvoiced forms of Dennison, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Tenneson Last Name Facts

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

Tenneson (Russian: Теннесон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenneson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 633,196th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,119,390 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Tenneson are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tenneson is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 931,771. In The United States Tenneson is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and Oregon, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Tenneson occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Tenneson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tenneson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tenneson last name increased 512 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenneson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tenneson surname are 9.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tenneson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $55,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tenneson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenneson in the Russian language
Теннесонtenneson-

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