Tunney Surname

109,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Tunney Surname Definition:

Ó Tonnaigh A branch of the Cenél Conaill located on the border of Cos. Sligo and Donegal. It is now found more in Mayo. SIF 149

Tunney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0071:180,59718,054
England8931:62,3947,342
Canada4701:78,3958,792
Ireland3901:12,0741,496
Australia2591:104,23111,721
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Wales541:57,3065,200
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Panama41:978,06412,245
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1951:22,7172,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

Tunney (94) may also be a first name.

Tunney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Tonnaigh A branch of the Cenél Conaill located on the border of Cos. Sligo and Donegal. It is now found more in Mayo. SIF 149

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A branch of the Cenél Conaill located on the borders of Co. Sligo and Co. Donegal. In modern times the name has been mainly associated with Mayo, especially the Swinford area.

TURKINGTON This English name is included here because of its close association with one particular county, viz.

Armagh, where it is now numerous. It was there in the seventeenth century as we know from the Co.

Armagh Hearth Money Rolls, though not then numerous.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Tonnaigh A branch of the Cenél Conaill located on the border of Cos. Sligo and Donegal. It is now found more in Mayo. SIF 149

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Tonnach (glittering).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Old Norse, Tunni; nickname from the Swedish, Tuné; in the Domesday Book, Tunne; from the Dutch, Tunninga; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tunney Last Name Facts

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

Tunney occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tunney is the 109,353rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,712,299 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Tunney are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 980,251st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 94 people.

The surname Tunney is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,007 people, or 1 in 180,597. In The United States Tunney is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 14 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Tunney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tunney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tunney surname increased 858 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 345 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tunney surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tunney last name are 1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Tunney earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 43.29% more than the national average, earning R 340,500 per year; in United States they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning $50,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $54,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tounney920/
Tunny911,435/
Tuney91108/
Tunne9148/
Tonney83942/
Tunner83708/
Tuneya83150/
Thuney83118/
Touney8398/
Tumney8385/
Tunnie8340/
Tounne8338/
Tunneh8316/
Tunnes837/
Tunnet832/
Taunny832/
Teunne831/
Thunny831/
Tauney831/
Tusney831/
Tunnuy831/
Tuneyo831/
Tunnee831/
Tunnyi831/
Tuiney830/
Tunnoy830/
Tunnay830/
Tunnue830/
Tuniey830/
Teuney830/
Tutney830/
Tueney830/
Tune809,973/
Tuny80915/
Tausney7763/
Thunner772/
Tusnner771/
Tunniyo771/
Taunner771/
Taunnie771/
Tungeyi771/
Tungnet771/
Thungne771/
Tunnett770/
Tounnie770/
Taugney770/
Toumney770/
Toonney770/
Toenney770/
Thumney770/
Tougney770/
Tousney770/
Tounnay770/
Tonny7330,418/
Toney7326,298/
Tunay738,584/
Toune733,693/
Tunje733,581/
Tonne733,545/
Touny732,361/
Thune732,205/
Tunge731,983/
Tunes731,378/
Tunni731,126/
Tunna73984/
Taune73870/
Tüney73793/
Tunez73685/
Teune73661/
Tunea73658/
Tiney73453/
Tuneu73436/
Tuner73435/
Thuny73228/
Tunyi73206/
Tuniy73128/
Tuene73100/
Tunyo7372/
Tunei7356/
Tumne7354/
Tugne7340/
Tunie7325/
Tunee7325/
Tunue7323/
Tuneh7314/
Tunae739/
Tauny739/
Tuine738/
Tunet736/
Tunye735/
Tunoy735/
Tunyp734/
Tuune734/
Tuned733/
Tuiny732/
Tunhe732/
Tunuy732/
Tunoe732/
Tutne731/
Tuneğ731/
Tuuny731/
Tuhne730/
Teuny730/
Thungnet712/
Tuneyath711/
Thungnee711/
Tusenner710/
Theune671,468/
Taunay67683/
Tunnah67525/
Thiney67454/
Tungoe67395/
Tuinea67363/
Tonnee67362/
Tougne67259/
Thoune67259/
Tuinei67217/
Tineyi67211/
Tungay67205/
Teuner67197/
Thuner67192/
Tunnat67188/
Tuniya67176/
Tuunge67173/
Thouny67160/
Tuniyo67152/
Taunes67147/
Tujner67119/
Teugne67117/
Tunnio67111/
Tunaya6796/
Tooney6791/
Tauner6790/
Tonnie6784/
Thuniy6781/
Tuinay6773/
Tounge6757/
Tunayi6749/
Tounna6748/
Tungoy6745/
Tunets6740/
Tusnea6739/
Tonnei6739/
Tunnga6738/
Tuyner6736/
Toenne6734/
Tounes6733/
Tutner6731/
Tugnet6728/
Thuene6726/
Tuneed6725/
Tunnis6722/
Tounni6721/
Thunni6721/
Tusnoy6721/
Touneh6718/
Tuneja6716/
Tonnay6715/
Tutnet6713/
Tineyu6713/
Tuneid6713/
Thunna6710/
Thunay679/
Tunher679/
Touned679/
Tuneus679/
Thuyne678/
Thumne678/
Tunayo678/
Tuiner677/
Tunhuy677/
Tineye675/
Tounay674/
Tounee674/
Thunyo674/
Tounei674/
Tonnoy674/
Tunhue674/
Tunych674/
Taunni673/
Tineya673/
Teunes673/
Tumnee673/
Tunaye673/
Thunøe673/
Tounet673/
Touner672/
Toneya672/
Tuneis672/
Toniey672/
Tunnau672/
Tunuyi672/
Tunije672/
Tuenyi672/
Tuneio672/
Tugnes672/
Tuehne672/
Tunhay672/
Tunnas672/
Tumner671/
Tumnea671/
Tuneia671/
Tunest671/
Tungae671/
Tunhez671/
Tugner671/
Thaune671/
Thuiny671/
Thunee671/
Thunhe671/
Tineyo671/
Thuuny671/
Taunge671/
Tuneer671/
Tunnit671/
Tuneeh671/
Taunei671/
Tounie671/
Tumgne671/
Tunawe671/
Tuness671/
Tuneup671/
Tunhed671/
Tunuya671/
Tunyio671/
Touyne671/
Toumne671/
Tounea671/
Tounez671/
Taunna671/
Tuinni671/
Tuenay671/
Ttoune671/
Tuines671/
Thunie671/
Tungna671/
Tunnoi671/
Tunouy671/
Tuineh671/
Toenny670/
Tuinee670/
Taunie670/
Tonhey670/
Tusner670/
Taugne670/
Thuine670/
Tusnei670/
Tonehy670/
Tumnes670/
Tuneas670/

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