How common is the surname Tierney?

13,608 people in the United States had the surname Tierney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,689 Americans. It ranked 2,646th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tierney?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tierney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tierney?

Gene Tierney, American actress (1920–1991), followed by Maura Tierney.

Where is the surname Tierney most common?

Wikidata records people named Tierney in the United States.

Is the surname Tierney getting more or less common?

More common. 13,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,608 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Tierney also a first name?

Yes. Tierney is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tierney

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 13,608 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T650 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tierney is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Tiarnaigh "descendant of Tiarnach", a diminutive of tiarna (“lord, master”).

Tierney is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,608 people named Tierney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,689 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,262.

#2,646

rank among US surnames

13,608

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,491)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,637	Chastain	13,655	22,610
#2,638	Harp	13,646	22,625
#2,639	Manzo	13,635	22,644
#2,640	Sherrill	13,631	22,650
#2,641	Medley	13,630	22,652
#2,642	Hacker	13,625	22,660
#2,643	Bonds	13,620	22,669

Who is named Tierney

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

96% of people named Tierney identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tierneys

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gene Tierney
American actress (1920–1991)
Maura Tierney
American actress, born 1965
Lawrence Tierney
American actor (1919–2002)
Harry Tierney
American musical theatre composer (1890–1965)
John F. Tierney
American politician (born 1951)
Chris Tierney
American soccer player, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tierney

Tierney has the Soundex code T650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T650.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tierney come from?: Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Tiarnaigh "descendant of Tiarnach", a diminutive of tiarna (“lord, master”).
How common is the surname Tierney?: 13,608 people in the United States had the surname Tierney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,689 Americans. It ranked 2,646th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tierney?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tierney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tierney?: Gene Tierney, American actress (1920–1991), followed by Maura Tierney.
Where is the surname Tierney most common?: Wikidata records people named Tierney in the United States.
What type of surname is Tierney?: Tierney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tierney getting more or less common?: More common. 13,262 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,608 in 2010, up 2.6%.
Is Tierney also a first name?: Yes. Tierney is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.