Tirney Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

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

Tirney Surname Definition:

= Tierney, q.v.

Tirney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Tirney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Tierney, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tirney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tirney is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tirney.

How Common Is The Last Name Tirney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Tirney reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Tirney is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 79 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Nevada, where 3 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Tirney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tirney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tirney last name declined 61 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tirney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tirney last name is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tirney surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Tirney earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tierney9238,301/
Teirney92262/
Tairney9226/
Tiorney920/
Tuirney920/
Tirnney920/
Thirney920/
Tirrney920/
Tisrney920/
Tirne913/
Tirny911/
Tiernney861/
Thierney861/
Turney8311,415/
Tierny83221/
Terney83214/
Tirner8388/
Treney8378/
Tierne8370/
Tyrney8358/
Tirnea834/
Teirny831/
Tiorne831/
Tairne831/
Teirne831/
Tirnes830/
Tirnay830/
Tirnny830/
Tierneyii801/
Tearney77393/
Tiernay77192/
Ternoey7760/
Tirenne7726/
Therney773/
Theirne772/
Thierne772/
Tuerney772/
Turnney771/
Treneey771/
Terrney771/
Thurney771/
Tiernei771/
Thiorne771/
Tiernoy771/
Tirnesh771/
Tairnet771/
Teirnay770/
Teerney770/
Tiernie770/
Tierniy770/
Theirny770/
Tiernny770/
Teurney770/
Tairnay770/
Turneye770/
Tuirner770/
Tairner770/
Trene73738/
Terny73413/
Terne73343/
Turne73243/
Tirna73172/
Tirni7314/
Tirnh738/
Tärne735/
Tyrne730/
Thirinne716/
Tirnneer711/
Tairenyi711/
Turneyie711/
Thaireny711/
Theerney710/
Ternes675,043/
Terner671,103/
Turnea671,020/
Ternet67471/
Ternoy67356/
Ternay67268/
Tearne67233/
Türner67138/
Thurne6760/
Tierna6759/
Terneu6752/
Ternei6750/
Trenea6750/
Turnay6745/
Therne6741/
Turnee6737/
Tiorna6728/
Turnoy6723/
Tirniğ6723/
Ternne6715/
Tirnaz6711/
Trenay6710/
Ternyi678/
Tirnas677/
Tierni676/
Ternge676/
Tirnou675/
Thirna674/
Turnie674/
Ternie673/
Turnei673/
Trenoy673/
Therny673/
Ternej673/
Teïrne672/
Terniy672/
Terneyová672/
Tirnis672/
Ternue672/
Trenee672/
Ternez672/
Tyrnei672/
Tearny671/
Turniy671/
Tyrnea671/
Tyrnes671/
Tyrnet671/
Teirna671/
Ternee671/
Tirgni671/
Tirhnh671/
Tirnad671/
Tirnga671/
Tairna671/
Turneh671/
Trenuy671/
Tîrnea671/
Ternea671/
Terneß671/
Tjørne671/
Ternyt671/
Threne670/
Tyreny670/
Ternny670/
Toyrne670/
Teurny670/

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