Tennyson Surname
Approximately 8,108 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTennyson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,441 | 1:66,616 | 7,771 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 458 | 1:386,775 | 20,431 |
| England | 434 | 1:128,383 | 12,777 |
| Northern Ireland | 288 | 1:6,406 | 1,155 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| India | 126 | 1:6,087,820 | 142,101 |
| Ireland | 102 | 1:46,166 | 3,435 |
| Honduras | 66 | 1:133,582 | 1,894 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Jamaica | 32 | 1:89,686 | 3,941 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Belize | 17 | 1:20,910 | 1,796 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 78 | 1:56,793 | 4,570 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 84 | 1:290,183 | 19,896 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 239 | 1:210,120 | 18,069 |
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.
An unvoiced form of Dennison, q.v.
(English) The son of Tenny, a pet form of Dennis (belonging to Dionysius, Grecian god of wine).
From Tenesone, a place in Gottespunt or Cazdee, in Switzerland. If the name be not local, it is probably a corruption of Dennison.
Tennyson Demographics
Average Tennyson Salary in
United States
$42,535 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tennyson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tennyson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tennyson (Hindi: टेनिसन, Marathi: तेन्ण्यसोन) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tennyson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,965th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 898,809 people. The surname Tennyson is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Tennyson reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 99,534th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 4,733 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,441 people, or 1 in 66,616. In The United States Tennyson is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Tennyson occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
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 last name expanded 2,277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 517 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 131 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 315 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tennyson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tennyson surname are 10.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenneyson | 94 | 7 | / |
| Tennysson | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tennnyson | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tenneysone | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tennison | 88 | 4,664 | / |
| Tenneson | 88 | 482 | / |
| Tennysen | 88 | 16 | / |
| Tennhson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tennysonová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tennesson | 82 | 18 | / |
| Tennisson | 82 | 13 | / |
| Toenneson | 82 | 5 | / |
| Tenneeson | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tennision | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tesnnison | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thennison | 82 | 0 | / |
| Toennisson | 78 | 33 | / |
| Thennetson | 78 | 1 | / |
| D'Tenneson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thoenneson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Tennesen | 75 | 174 | / |
| Tennisen | 75 | 14 | / |
| Tõnnison | 75 | 12 | / |
| Tinnison | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tinneson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tennesom | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tennisan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tennesan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tennessen | 71 | 645 | / |
| Tõnnisson | 71 | 50 | / |
| Tennissen | 71 | 39 | / |
| Tønnesson | 71 | 34 | / |
| Toennesen | 71 | 22 | / |
| Tönnesson | 71 | 16 | / |
| Teunnisen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ttennisan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tnison | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toennessen | 67 | 115 | / |
| Toennissen | 67 | 30 | / |
| Teunnissen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tuennessen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thoennesen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thoennisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thennissen | 67 | 1 | / |
Tennyson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tennyson in the Hindi language | ||
| टेनिसन | tenisana | - |
| Tennyson in the Marathi language | ||
| तेन्ण्यसोन | tennyasona | - |
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