Tynan Surname

58,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Tynan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O'Teimhneain (mh mute) = Descendant of Teimhnean [the pers. (nick-) name is a double diminutive from Irish téimh, a veil, cover]

Tynan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9421:123,20213,116
Ireland2,2541:2,089394
England1,6381:34,0164,497
Australia1,0901:24,7673,382
Canada2431:151,62815,427
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Wales1141:27,1452,804
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France101:6,642,272293,169
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8531:5,193875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:73,4208,090
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6161:81,5248,556

Tynan (387) may also be a first name.

Tynan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O'Teimhneain (mh mute) = Descendant of Teimhnean [the pers. (nick-) name is a double diminutive from Irish téimh, a veil, cover]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Teimhneáin In addition to the main sept shown in the Map there was another in Connacht where the name is made Tivnan. MIF 234; Map Leix

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Teimhneáin In addition to the main sept shown in the Map there was another in Connacht where the name is made Tivnan. MIF 234; Map Leix

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Tynan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tynan occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tynan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tynan is the 58,337th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 840,741 people. The surname Tynan is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Tynan live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 440,394th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 387 people.

The last name Tynan is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,942 people, or 1 in 123,202. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 26 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Tynan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tynan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tynan last name expanded 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 264 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 493 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 523 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tynan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Tynan last name are 4.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.66% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tynan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.42% less than the national average, earning R 179,604 per year; in United States they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning $52,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $56,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taynan91945/
Tyonan916/
Thynan910/
Tuynan910/
Tynane910/
Taysnan830/
Tenan801,573/
Tinan80454/
Tynon80184/
Tynam804/
Thayjnan771/
Thaysnan771/
Tengan733,234/
Tenang73951/
Tinant73935/
Tingan73779/
Tenant73746/
Tinang73430/
Tetnan73328/
Thinan73298/
Tinaan73251/
Tegnan73239/
Tinhan73188/
Tainan73142/
Tenand73129/
Tenane7395/
Tienan7388/
Ttinan7367/
Tenain7341/
Teenan7336/
Tynong7326/
Tinane7321/
Toinan7319/
Thenan7312/
Tignan7311/
Tyonon738/
Taynam737/
Tionan734/
Tijnan734/
Tenank733/
Tuinan733/
Thynon732/
Teinan732/
Tenhan732/
Taynon732/
Tinaun732/
Dtynon731/
Teanan731/
Tihnan731/
Tajnan731/
Teynon731/
Tenean731/
Tîngan731/
Teynam731/
Tenanh731/
Tinand731/
Toynam730/
Tinean730/
Taynaaine711/
Thaynanne711/
Tenagne6755,712/
Thinane671,944/
Tiongan67147/
Tegnang6739/
Tingain6731/
Tinatin6725/
Thainan6725/
Teignan6716/
Thinaan6714/
Tenahun679/
Tainaan677/
Thenane677/
Taingan675/
Thenain675/
Tyongon674/
Thinhan674/
Tainant674/
Tinahun673/
Tionain673/
Tihnain673/
Teinang673/
Tihnean672/
Tinhang672/
Thienan672/
Taignan672/
Tainane672/
Tignang672/
Tingaan672/
Thenant672/
Tegnane672/
Teanang671/
Theenan671/
Tenasin671/
Tenatin671/
Tenhang671/
Tenhant671/
Tittnan671/
Tinaung671/
Tienann671/
Tienhan671/
Tajnane671/
Tenhane671/
Tehnain671/
Tainain671/
Toinant671/
Tinahan671/
Tinaang671/
Tignant671/
Tinagne671/
Tajnant671/
Tehnane671/
Thinaun671/
Tenaand671/
Teengan671/
Theinan670/
Teanant670/
Teisnan670/

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Tynan Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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