Tenant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tenant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tenant family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 14
Independent 7
Labourer 7
Female Servant 7
Pupil 5
Farmer 4
Shoe Maker 3
Male Servant 3
Coal Miner Miner Miner 3
Bonnet Sewer 2
Sawyer 2
Agriculturel Laborer 2
Baker 2
Cotton Weaver 1
Silk Weaver J 1
Surgeons Apprentice 1
Butcher 1
M Servant 1
Merchant 1
Waitor 1
Char Woman 1
Glazier Apprentice 1
Mason 1
Smith 1
Wool Comber 1

Tenant Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tennant 86% 13,020
2 Tennent 71% 1,857
3 Tenant 100% 1,043
4 Tennet 67% 524
5 Tanant 83% 262
6 Tenent 83% 205

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The surname Tenant is the 3rd most popular variant of Tennant.

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