Tennant

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Tennent

Etymology

From tenant, an occupational surname.

Proper noun

Tennant (countable and uncountable, plural Tennants)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
3. A city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States.

Derived terms

• tennantite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tennant is the 4085^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8693 individuals. Tennant is most common among White (87.96%) individuals.

Further reading

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