Tensley Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

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

Tensley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tensley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4921:736,70557,727
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Tensley (70) may also be a first name.

Tensley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tensley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tensley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tensley is the 617,057th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Tensley reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 70 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 492 people, or 1 in 736,705. In The United States Tensley is primarily found in: Florida, where 13 percent reside, Alabama, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Tensley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tensley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tensley last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tensley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tensley last name are 11.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.02% being registered to vote for the party.

Tensley earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.21% less than the national average, earning $33,134 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenzsley931/
Thensley930/
Tennsley930/
Tensly928/
Tinsley8625,962/
Tynsley863/
Tensler862/
Temsley862/
Tenslay861/
Tindsley8076/
Tenshler8016/
Tinsleys803/
Thinsley802/
Tinnsley802/
Tyndsley801/
Tinslley801/
Tinsleuy801/
Tinsleiy800/
Tinsleyh800/
Tencle77183/
Tinsly7735/
Tinsle776/
Tenzle771/
Tynsly770/
Tenschler752/
Tenseller750/
Tenzler71186/
Tinsler71113/
Tinslay7184/
Tenclay7161/
Timsley7110/
Tinzley717/
Tinsluy713/
Tincley712/
Tinslet711/
Tnselle711/
Temslet711/
Tinsloy711/
Tänsler711/
Thinsly711/
Tinsliy710/
Tinslie710/
Tinsles710/
Tengelle671/
Thinsler670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tensley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis