Tunney

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tonnaigh (“descendant of Tonnach”), a personal name derived from tonn (“wave, billow”).

Proper noun

Tunney (plural Tunneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tunney is the 17789^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1574 individuals. Tunney is most common among White (88.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tunney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.