Tenniswood Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Tenniswood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tenniswood,' some small spot in Yorkshire There can be no doubt that this is a sharpened form of Denniswood, i.e. the wood that belonged to Denis; v. Tennyson.

Tenniswood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
England761:733,13240,828
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Tenniswood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tenniswood,' some small spot in Yorkshire There can be no doubt that this is a sharpened form of Denniswood, i.e. the wood that belonged to Denis; v. Tennyson.

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

A surname recorded in Roxburghshire. Bardsley has Tenniswood (from Yorkshire) which he thinks is a sharpened form of Denniswood, i.e. 'the wood belonging to Dennis.' There is an old castle named Tinnies in Peeblesshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

. belonging to Tenniswood, apparently Yorks and for ‘Dennis’s Wood’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tenniswood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenniswood is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenniswood? popularity and diffusion

Tenniswood is the 1,101,507th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Tenniswood is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Tenniswood reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tenniswood is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 62 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Arizona, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Tenniswood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tenniswood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tenniswood last name rose 627 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenniswood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tenniswood last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the political party.

Tenniswood earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.71% less than the national average, earning $38,098 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teniswood9521/
Tinniswood90154/
Denniswood901/
Tenniswodd901/
Tanniswood900/
Tiniswood840/
Tinneswood800/
Denswood780/
Teonisto6719/
Teinsoot674/
Tanasood672/
Dinswood670/
Tnaiwo631/
Temnewo5925/
Tennywa592/
Tennebo591/
Tennyboy5621/

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