Tennant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tennant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tennant family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 135
Agricultural Labourer 25
House Servant 23
Wool Comber 16
Annuitant 14
Farmers Son 11
Labourer 9
Servant 9
House Keeper 8
At Home 8
Landed Proprietor 8
Cotton Weaver 7
Coal Miner 6
Dress Maker 6
Domestic 6
Tailor 6
Farm Labourer 6
Scholar At Home 6
Butcher 5
Clerk 5
Farmers Wife 5
House Maid 4
Land Proprietor 4
Stone Mason 4
Linen Weaver 4

Tennant Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tennant 100% 13,020
2 Tennent 86% 1,857
3 Tenant 86% 1,043
4 Tannant 86% 230
5 Tenent 71% 205

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The surname Tennant is the most popular version of all its varients

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