Where Does The Last Name Tierney Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Tierney is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tierney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tierney? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 14,551^st most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 190,270 people. The last name Tierney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Tierney are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tierney is also the 171,497^th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 1,953 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 19,880 people, or 1 in 18,232. In The United States Tierney is most numerous in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Tierney is found in 70 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Tierney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Tierney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tierney surname increased 574 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 698 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 139 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 404 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,636 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tierney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tierney surname are 3.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tierney earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning 361,316 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.03% more than the national average, earning R 399,300 per year; in United States they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $50,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $54,298 CAD per year.