Tennison Surname
Approximately 4,664 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTennison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,125 | 1:87,869 | 9,909 |
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 146 | 1:166,955 | 14,226 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 537 | 1:93,517 | 9,583 |
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.
Unvoiced forms of Dennison, q.v.
(English) The son of Tenny, a pet form of Dennis (belonging to Dionysius, Grecian god of wine).
From Tenesone, a place in Gottespunt or Cazdee, in Switzerland. If the name be not local, it is probably a corruption of Dennison.
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Tennison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tennison Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tennison is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tennison? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tennison is the 101,195th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,562,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Tennison live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tennison is also the 406,780th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 444 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,125 people, or 1 in 87,869. In The United States Tennison is most frequent in: Texas, where 35 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs 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 occurrence of Tennison has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 768 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tennison Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tennison surname are 11.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.52% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennisson | 94 | 13 | / |
| Tennision | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tesnnison | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thennison | 94 | 0 | / |
| Toennisson | 89 | 33 | / |
| Tennyson | 88 | 8,108 | / |
| Tenneson | 88 | 482 | / |
| Tennisen | 88 | 14 | / |
| Tõnnison | 88 | 12 | / |
| Tennisan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tinnison | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tennhson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tnison | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tõnnisson | 82 | 50 | / |
| Tennissen | 82 | 39 | / |
| Tennesson | 82 | 18 | / |
| Tenneyson | 82 | 7 | / |
| Toenneson | 82 | 5 | / |
| Tenneeson | 82 | 2 | / |
| Teunnisen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tennnyson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ttennisan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tennysson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Toennissen | 78 | 30 | / |
| Teunnissen | 78 | 8 | / |
| Theunnisen | 78 | 3 | / |
| D'Tenneson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thoennisen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thennissen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tenneysone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thennetson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thoenneson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Tennesen | 75 | 174 | / |
| Tennican | 75 | 20 | / |
| Tennysen | 75 | 16 | / |
| Tennesom | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tinneson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tnnissen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tennesan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Toenniessen | 74 | 102 | / |
| Thoennissen | 74 | 93 | / |
| Theunnissen | 74 | 43 | / |
| Thuennissen | 74 | 7 | / |
| Tennysonová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tennessen | 71 | 645 | / |
| Tönnissen | 71 | 409 | / |
| Tünnissen | 71 | 73 | / |
| Tønnesson | 71 | 34 | / |
| Toennesen | 71 | 22 | / |
| Tönnesson | 71 | 16 | / |
| Tinnissen | 71 | 12 | / |
| Tönnihsen | 71 | 10 | / |
| Toennißen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Temnitsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tünnihsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thönnissen | 67 | 876 | / |
| Toennessen | 67 | 115 | / |
| Thoennißen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Thünnissen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tuennessen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thönnihsen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tönniessen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thoennesen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thünnihsen | 67 | 1 | / |
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