Tenney Surname

52,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Tenney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dennis,' from the pet Denny sharpened into Tenny; v. Tennyson.

Tenney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0661:39,9804,920
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Samoa1621:1,196373
England741:752,94741,527
Australia631:428,50333,982
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8961:26,4873,263

Tenney (215) may also be a first name.

Tenney 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,' from the pet Denny sharpened into Tenny; v. Tennyson.

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

An unvoiced form of Denney, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Tenney, a pet form of Dennis (belonging to Dionysius, Grecian god of wine).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tenney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenney (Tibetan: བསྟན་ནས།) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tenney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tenney is the 52,998th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 755,186 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tenney are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 616,131st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 215 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 9,066 people, or 1 in 39,980. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: West Virginia, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Samoa, where 2 percent are found.

Tenney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tenney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tenney surname grew 478 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tenney last name are 12.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tenney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $55,688 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tienney924/
Teenney921/
Toenney920/
Tenny911,413/
Tenne91911/
Tinney837,217/
Tenner832,697/
Tennie831,333/
Tenneh83433/
Tennet83375/
Tennes83256/
Tennøy83157/
Thenny83151/
Tienne83103/
Tennøe8344/
Toenne8334/
Tengne8321/
Tenned837/
Temney836/
Thenne835/
Tennoe834/
Tienny832/
Tennay832/
Tennee832/
Tennoy832/
Teunne831/
Tennae831/
Tennei831/
Tennez831/
Tenniy831/
Tynney830/
Toenny830/
Tennye830/
Tennue830/
Tnne802/
Tennett77164/
Tennech77103/
Thengne7767/
Tengner7755/
Thienne7748/
Thennet7739/
Tenneij7712/
Tennhue778/
Thinney776/
Tenness775/
Thennie772/
Thoenne772/
Tennhed772/
Thaenny772/
Tiennoy772/
Tennetz771/
Tinneyy771/
Tienneh771/
Teheney771/
Tenneus771/
Thuenny771/
Themney770/
Tennets770/
Tingney770/
Tenna734,138/
Tinny731,499/
Tenni73979/
Tinne73691/
Tønne73165/
Tänny7356/
Tõnne7346/
Tynne7341/
Tönne7338/
Temne7332/
Tynny7318/
Tånne732/
Tenné732/
Tnejy731/
Tngey731/
Tennh731/
Tingneyu7133/
Tiennoue711/
D'Tinney711/
Thengnoy711/
Tennis673,125/
Tennah672,557/
Tinner671,854/
Tinnes67881/
Timney67880/
Thynne67868/
Tinnie67297/
Tingne67137/
Tennou67119/
Tynnyi6795/
Tienna6788/
Tinnea6778/
Tengna6768/
Tønnes6749/
Tennih6736/
Tångne6732/
Tne6727/
Tinnae6727/
Tennat6721/
Tennas6720/
Tinnee6720/
Tinneh6718/
Thonny6717/
Tønner6715/
Tinnay6711/
Tynnyy6710/
Temner6710/
Themne6710/
Tennai679/
Tny679/
Tinnyo677/
Tinned675/
Tienni675/
Thenna674/
Tænner673/
Tinnyy672/
Tinnue672/
Tinnei672/
Teennejad672/
Tinnet672/
Tinniy671/
Tionne671/
Tennga671/
Tinnez671/
Tinnoy671/
Tinnys671/
Thinne671/
Tennit671/
Teheny671/
Thenné671/
Temgne671/
Tengni671/
Temneu671/
Tennio671/
Tinnej671/
Tinnuy671/
Tynnei671/
Taenna671/
Teenna671/
Tyonne670/
Tynnes670/
Tennip670/

Tenney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenney in the Tibetan language
བསྟན་ནས།tenné-

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