Tenny Surname

274,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Tenny 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.

Tenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0061:360,29732,122
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
England511:1,092,51152,584
Mauritius411:31,5476,386
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Liberia281:157,44811,209
India201:38,353,269431,471
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
China41:341,830,39216,990
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6511:77,1418,199

Tenny (4,478) may also be a first name.

Tenny 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 Denny, 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

Tenny Last Name Facts

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

Tenny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﻰ, Marathi: तेनन्य) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tenny is the 274,840th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,157,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Tenny live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tenny is also the 102,884th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 4,478 people.

The surname Tenny is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,006 people, or 1 in 360,297. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Tenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tenny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tenny last name expanded 155 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tenny are 18.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tenny earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $65,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenney919,650/
Tennøy91157/
Thenny91151/
Tienny912/
Tennay912/
Tennoy912/
Tenniy911/
Toenny910/
Tienney834/
Thaenny832/
Tiennoy832/
Teenney831/
Thuenny831/
Toenney830/
Tenna804,138/
Tinny801,499/
Tenni80979/
Tenne80911/
Tänny8056/
Tynny8018/
Tenné802/
Tennh801/
Thengnoy771/
Tny759/
Tinney737,217/
Tennis733,125/
Tenner732,697/
Tennie731,333/
Tenneh73433/
Tennet73375/
Tennes73256/
Tienne73103/
Tynnyi7395/
Tienna7388/
Tennøe7344/
Tennih7336/
Toenne7334/
Tengne7321/
Thonny7317/
Tinnay7311/
Tynnyy7310/
Tennai739/
Tenned737/
Tinnyo737/
Temney736/
Thenne735/
Tienni735/
Tinnyy732/
Tennee732/
Tinniy731/
Teunne731/
Tennei731/
Tennez731/
Tinnoy731/
Tinnys731/
Tennit731/
Teheny731/
Thenné731/
Tengni731/
Tennio731/
Tinnuy731/
Teenna731/
Tynney730/
Tennip730/
Tnyo67373/
Tengnoi67169/
Tennett67164/
Tennech67103/
Thengne6767/
Tengner6755/
Thienne6748/
Tiennoi6746/
Tnni6742/
Tnay6741/
Thennet6739/
Tennich6713/
Thinnoy6713/
Tenneij6712/
Tnna678/
Tnoy678/
Thinney676/
Tenness675/
Tenniss675/
Taennoi674/
Temnych673/
Tynnaya673/
Tennouj673/
Thennie672/
Thoenne672/
Tnne672/
Tnyi672/
Tennhed672/
Tennait671/
Tennetz671/
Temnysh671/
Tinnych671/
Thennai671/
Thny671/
Tienneh671/
Teheney671/
Tinnaya671/
Tingnuy671/
Thinnuy671/
Thaenni671/
Tennish671/
Taennui671/
Themney670/
Tingnay670/
Tennets670/

Tenny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻨﻰtny75
ﺗﻨﻲtny25
Tenny in the Marathi language
तेनन्यtenan'ya50
टेनीteni50

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