Tennison Surname

101,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Tennison 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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Tennison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1251:87,8699,909
England2451:227,42118,997
Canada731:504,73442,927
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
India431:17,838,730274,051
Australia291:930,88655,860
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Estonia81:165,22626,217
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5371:93,5179,583

Tennison (444) may also be a first name.

Tennison 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

(English) The son of Tenny, a pet form of Dennis (belonging to Dionysius, Grecian god of wine).

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

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

Tennison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tennison is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tennison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tennison is the 101,195th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,562,510 people. The last name Tennison occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Tennison are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 406,780th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 444 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,125 people, or 1 in 87,869. In The United States Tennison is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 35 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Tennison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tennison has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 768 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tennison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tennison last name are 11.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tennison earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 103.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,377 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.16% less than the national average, earning R 30,516 per year; in United States they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $39,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.54% more than the national average, earning $70,818 CAD per year.

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