Tenniswood

English

Alternative forms

• Tinniswood

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, from the Old English personal name Tynne or Tunne + -s- + wudu (“wood”).

Proper noun

Tenniswood (plural Tenniswoods)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tenniswood is the 142108^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 117 individuals. Tenniswood is most common among White (92.31%) individuals.

Further reading

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