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
Scholar 11
Cotton Weaver 5
General Labourer 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Domestic Servant 3
General Servant 3
Living On Own Means 2
Farmer 2
Iron Labourer 2
Blacksmith 1
Servant Domestic 1
Harness Maker 1
Licenced Victualler 1
Labourer 1
Woodman Labourer 1
Printer's Reeder 1
Thatcher 1
Warehouseman 1
Fancy Labourer 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
Boot Maker 1
Dealer 1
Engineer 1
Farm Labourer 1
Mill Roller 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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