Tawney

See also: tawney

English

Alternative forms

• Taney

Etymology

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the villages of Saint-Aubin-du-Thenney and Saint-Jean-du-Thenney, both in Normandy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: tôʹnē, IPA^(key): /ˈtɔː.ni/

Proper noun

Tawney (plural Tawneys)

1. A surname from Norman.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tawney is the 17176^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1649 individuals. Tawney is most common among White (92.78%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Weyant