Tunney
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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)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tunney is the 17789th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.