Tierney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Tierney ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tierney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tierney family

Profession Census Frequency
School 125
General Labourer 22
Labourer 13
None 9
At Home 9
Dock Labourer 9
Private Means 8
Housekeeper 8
Weaver 7
General Servant (domestic) 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
House Keeper 6
Clerk 5
Machinist 5
School Girl 5
Servant 5
Cotton Weaver 5
House Painter 4
Tailoress 4
Laundress 3
Card Room Hand 3
Cotton Cloth Weaver 3
Cotton Operative 3
Cotton Winder Spinning 3
Commercial Clerk 3

Tierney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Turney 71% 9,327
2 Tierney 100% 4,503
3 Tearney 71% 489
4 Tarney 71% 330
5 Torney 71% 327
6 Tournay 57% 238
7 Terney 86% 175

Did you know?

The surname Tierney is the 2nd most popular variant of Turney.

Search for the Tierney family