Tiernay Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Tiernay Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tierney.' St. Tigernath or Tierney was an Irish saint of the 6th century, and third bishop of Clogher. In the Philadelphia Directory are six Patricks Tierney, two Michaels, and one Terence.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 207 | 1:242,602 | 20,235 |
Tiernay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tierney.' St. Tigernath or Tierney was an Irish saint of the 6th century, and third bishop of Clogher. In the Philadelphia Directory are six Patricks Tierney, two Michaels, and one Terence. This will sufficiently demonstrate the Irish parentage of the surname.
(Celtic) Lord, Master [Irish Tighearnach-tighearn(a (gh mute), a lord + the pers. suff. -ach] 'Tierney’ is chiefly found in “Dublin, Tipperary, and Galway—a very scattered name.”— Matheson, Spcl.Rpt. Surn.Irel. (1909), p. 73.
St. Tigernath, or Tierney, was an Irish saint of the sixth century, and third bishop of Clogher.
(Gaelic.) Tighearna, a lord, a judge, a landed proprietor. (See Tournay.)
Tiernay Demographics
Tiernay Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Tiernay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tiernay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tiernay occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tiernay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,218,745th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Tiernay live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 400,496. In Canada Tiernay is mostly found in: Ontario, where 87 percent live, British Columbia, where 12 percent live and Quebec, where 1 percent live. Apart from Canada this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 12 percent live.
Tiernay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tiernay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tiernay surname contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tiernay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tiernay last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tiernay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.13% more than the national average, earning R 466,080 per year; in United States they earn 41.43% more than the national average, earning $61,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.6% more than the national average, earning $55,943 CAD per year.
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