How common is the surname Tenney?

7,238 people in the United States had the surname Tenney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,656 Americans. It ranked 4,868th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tenney?

Jon Tenney, American actor, followed by Claudia Tenney.

Where is the surname Tenney most common?

Wikidata records people named Tenney in the United States.

Is the surname Tenney getting more or less common?

More common. 6,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,238 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Tenney

A surname, carried by 7,238 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tenney is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,238 people named Tenney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,656 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,957.

#4,868

rank among US surnames

7,238

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #4,660)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,865	Falls	7,250	42,586
#4,866	Sachs	7,248	42,597
#4,867	Guan	7,247	42,603
#4,868	Molloy	7,238	42,656

Who is named Tenney

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Tenney identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tenneys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jon Tenney
American actor, born 1961
Claudia Tenney
American politician, born 1961
James Tenney
American composer and music theorist (1934–2006)
Tfue
American streamer and esports player (born 1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tenney

Tenney has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

Questions

How common is the surname Tenney?: 7,238 people in the United States had the surname Tenney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,656 Americans. It ranked 4,868th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tenney?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tenney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tenney?: Jon Tenney, American actor, followed by Claudia Tenney.
Where is the surname Tenney most common?: Wikidata records people named Tenney in the United States.
Is the surname Tenney getting more or less common?: More common. 6,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,238 in 2010, up 4.0%.