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
School 15
Coal Miner Hewer 8
General Labourer 3
Cotton Weaver 2
Shop Assistant 2
Quayside Labourer 2
Apprentice Fitter 1
Apprentice Moulder 1
Dock Labourer 1
Farmers Labourer 1
Operative Cotton Sprinner 1
Papermaker 1
Railway Porter 1
Sewing Machinist Tailoress 1
At School 1
Brickworks 1
Builder Labourer 1
Coal Miner (hewer) 1
Errand Boy 1
Labourer Morick Layer 1
Painter 1
Plasterer 1
Plasterer Labourer 1
Seaman 1
Aprentic Butcher 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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