Tennyson Surname

61,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Tennyson 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.

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Tennyson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4411:66,6167,771
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Nigeria4581:386,77520,431
England4341:128,38312,777
Northern Ireland2881:6,4061,155
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Australia1381:195,62119,280
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Ireland1021:46,1663,435
Honduras661:133,5821,894
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Belize171:20,9101,796
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland781:56,7934,570
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Jersey81:6,4851,119
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

Tennyson (4,733) may also be a first name.

Tennyson 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.

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

An unvoiced form of Dennison, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Tenny, a pet form of Dennis (belonging to Dionysius, Grecian god of wine).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Tenesone, a place in Gottespunt or Cazdee, in Switzerland. If the name be not local, it is probably a corruption of Dennison.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Tennyson Last Name Facts

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

Tennyson (Hindi: टेनिसन, Marathi: तेन्ण्यसोन) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tennyson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,965th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 898,809 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Tennyson reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tennyson is also the 99,534th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 4,733 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,441 people, or 1 in 66,616. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Tennyson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tennyson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tennyson surname increased 2,277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 517 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 131 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 315 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tennyson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tennyson last name are 10.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tennyson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.05% more than the national average, earning R 449,244 per year; in United States they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $42,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $56,467 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tennyson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tennyson in the Hindi language
टेनिसनtenisana-
Tennyson in the Marathi language
तेन्ण्यसोनtennyasona-

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