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Tanny name meaning

Last Name
124
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Tanny mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Tanny

User Submitted Origins

English
62%
African
15%
Arabic
15%
French
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Tanny means "Yellowish color" and is of French origin.
  2. A submission from Nigeria says the name Tanny means "Tanny Is a short form of Tantoluwa which means who is greater than God" and is of African origin.
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Notable Persons Named Tanny

Notable Persons Named Tanny

Tanny B. Crane

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Tanny

Notable Persons With the Last Name Tanny

Vic Tanny

Vic Tanny was a trainer. Vic was given the name Victor A. Iannidinardo on February 18th, 1912 in United States. He died on June 11th, 1985.

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Armand Tanny

Armand was born on March 5th, 1919. He left this life on April 4th, 2009.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Tanny U.S.
  White 84.68% 64.26%
  African American 0.00% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 11.29% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 0.00% 16.26%

Of Last Name Tanny

People with the last name Tanny are most frequently White or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Tanny

  • How Popular is the name Tanny? Tanny is the 28,632nd most popular name of all time. As a last name Tanny was the 135,593rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Tanny have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 187 babies born with the first name Tanny in the United States. That's more than enough people named Tanny to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Tanny? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1944 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Tanny first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Tanny is Saturday, December 14th, 1889.
  • What year had the most people named Tanny born? The highest recorded use of the first name Tanny was in 1975 with a total of 12 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Tanny: The name spelled backwards is Ynnat. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Antyn. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Tanny? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 124 people with the last name Tanny.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Tanny? Tanny is one of the most unique last names recorded.
  • Tanny name meaning

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