Tenny Surname
Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,006 | 1:360,297 | 32,122 |
| Papua New Guinea | 83 | 1:98,238 | 13,191 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Mauritius | 41 | 1:31,547 | 6,386 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 651 | 1:77,141 | 8,199 |
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.
An unvoiced form of Denny, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Tenney, a pet form of Dennis (belonging to Dionysius, Grecian god of wine).
Tenny Demographics
Average Tenny Salary in
United States
$41,936 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Tenny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻨﻰ | tny | 75 |
| ﺗﻨﻲ | tny | 25 |
| Tenny in the Marathi language | ||
| तेनन्य | tenan'ya | 50 |
| टेनी | teni | 50 |
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