Tierno

See also: tierno

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Spanish Tierno, a nickname from tierno (“tender, soft”).
• Borrowed from Italian Tierno, a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Tierno (plural Tiernos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tierno is the 36788^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 607 individuals. Tierno is most common among White (94.56%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

A habitational surname.

Proper noun

Tierno m or f by sense

1. a surname