Tenney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tenney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tenney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 23
Labourer 5
Coal Miner 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Dress Maker 4
Farmers Son 3
Cotton Carder 3
Cotton Spinner 3
Miller 3
Farmers Wife 2
Straw Plaiter 2
Laundress 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Farmer 2
House Property 2
Heald Knitter 2
Journeyman Carpenter 1
Retired Butcher 1
Brick Lab 1
Cotton Piecer 1
Cotton Stubing Tenter 1
Able Seaman 1
Cook Confectioner 1
Draper 1
Meen From Bank 1

Tenney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tinney 83% 2,754
2 Tunney 83% 979
3 Tenney 100% 892
4 Tenny 83% 534
5 Tunny 67% 380
6 Tanney 83% 215
7 Teny 67% 166

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The surname Tenney is the 3rd most popular variant of Tinney.

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