Tearney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tearney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tearney family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 7
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Labourer On Quay Dock L 3
General Servant Domestic 2
Coal Miner Coal Hewer 2
Cook Domestic 1
Butchers Assistant 1
Cigarette Maker 1
Cotton Porter Dock Labourer 1
Labourer For Contractor In Coal Mine 1
Learning To Weaver In Cotton Mill 1
Mason's Apprentice 1
Motor's Labourer 1
Piecer In Cotton Mill Spin 1
Pit Labourer Below 1
Worker Biscuit Manufacturer 1
Cowman On Farm 1
Nurse Attendant On Wisbeck Domestic 1
Brass Carter 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Bricklayer's Labourer 1
Coal Miner Below Shifter 1
Domestic Servant 1
Draper Assistant 1
Driver Down Pit 1

Tearney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Turney 71% 9,327
2 Tierney 71% 4,503
3 Tearney 100% 489
4 Tarney 86% 330
5 Torney 71% 327
6 Tournay 57% 238
7 Terney 86% 175

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The surname Tearney is the 3rd most popular variant of Turney.

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