Tunney is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tunney
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Tunney

How popular is Tunney?

Tunney is common in United States.

Tunney is ranked 104868 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tunneies grew by 13.156 per cent to 1574 since 2000 and ranked 17789 after elevating 575 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.82 89.07
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.65 5.82
Black 2.35 2.44
Hispanic or Latino 1.52 1.22
Others 1.21 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0
Tunney is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 3949 people have been found who wears Tunney as their family name. Tunney is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
103,759 Spain8
67,494 South Africa3
44,018 Poland2
54,135 Philippines2
91,784 Netherlands2
5,318 Iraq2
492,292 Ukraine1
7,790 Zambia1
3,243 Suriname1
5,589 Sudan1
7,895 South Korea1
24,771 Colombia1
25,746 Finland1
277,603 France1
5,467 Haiti1
16,640 Hong Kong1
91,024 Belgium1
2,057 Isle of Man1
12,745 Luxembourg1
40,340 Malaysia1
165,773 Belarus1
24,176 Qatar1
10,683 Cyprus1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,536 Northern Ireland83
4,622 Wales79
Countries with hundreds of Tunney:
9,364 England694
9,115 Canada442
1,395 Ireland393
11,363 Australia245
50,182 Germany202
Countries with thousands of Tunney:
18,978 United States1,707
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Patrick Tunney from Ireland aboard the Atlas from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in USA on November 8, 1848. Mary Tunney, aged 20, Immigrant Phillip Tunney, 20 years old Ann Tunney, Mary Tunney, Catherine Tunney, aged 12, John Tunney (30) Peddler or Pedlar, Infant Mary Tunney, Mary Tunney, and 2 other Tunney around 40% of whom were workman migrated to US from Liverpool, London and Sligo.

Tunney Namesakes

  • Paddy Tunney, Singer
  • Aoife Tunney, Liam Ó Maonlaí's wife
  • Arianne Tunney, John V. Tunney's daughter
  • Eric Tunney, Comedian
  • Brigid Tunney, Singer
  • Jim Tunney, Referee
  • Jim Tunney, Irish politician
  • Eric Tunney, Comedian
  • Gene Tunney, Professional Boxer
  • Robin Tunney, Actress

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