Tenpenny Surname

370,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 971 people bear this surname

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

Tenpenny Surname Definition:

For Timpany, q.v.

Tenpenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9441:383,96133,847
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England91:6,190,895170,599
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Tenpenny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Timpany, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tenpenny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenpenny is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenpenny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 370,091st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Tenpenny reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 944 people, or 1 in 383,961. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 37 percent are found, Kansas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States Tenpenny is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Tenpenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tenpenny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tenpenny surname increased 899 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenpenny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tenpenny surname are 10.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tenpenny earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,465 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenpenney9410/
Tuenpenny940/
Tennpenney890/
Tempenny885/
Tinpenny880/
Tenpenna880/
Timpenny750/
Tbenny711/
Tempner532/
Tbennet531/
Tempgne531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenpenny
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