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

The last name Tenny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﻰ, Marathi: तेनन्य) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenny? popularity and diffusion

Tenny is the 274,840th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,157,499 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Tenny are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 102,884th most numerous first name internationally, held by 4,478 people.

The surname Tenny is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,006 people, or 1 in 360,297. In The United States Tenny is most frequent in: New York, where 14 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Tenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tenny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tenny surname 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 adherence of those bearing the Tenny last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tenny last name are 18.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.98% registered to vote for the 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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