Tennessee

Tennessee Meaning & Origin

About Tennessee
The surname Tennessee is derived from the Native American word "Tanasqui," which refers to a village or settlement. It is believed to have originated from the Cherokee language and was later anglicized to Tennessee. As a surname, Tennessee likely denotes an ancestral connection to the state of Tennessee or a person who lived near a village or settlement.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tennessee: 360
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 56,710
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

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

Ranking information for the surname Tennessee is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNS
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH2 N AH0 S IY1
🌐 IPA
/ˌtɛnəˈsi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tennessee in Braille

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

The name Tennessee in braille

How to sign the name Tennessee using Sign Language

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

The name Tennessee in sign language

Numerology