Tennery

Tennery Meaning & Origin

About Tennery
The surname Tennery is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Tighnigh," meaning "descendant of Tighnigh." The name Tighnigh itself is believed to be derived from the word "tigh," meaning "house" or "home." Therefore, the surname Tennery likely originated as a patronymic name, indicating that the bearer was the descendant of someone named Tighnigh.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tennery is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tennery: 176
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 102,197
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tennery based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNR
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T05060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 N ER0 IY0
🌐 IPA
/tennery*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T560

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tennery in Braille

Here's how to represent Tennery in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tennery in braille

How to sign the name Tennery using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tennery using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tennery in sign language

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