Find out how popular the last name Tannous is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tannous.

Tannous, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tannous surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tannous in America

Tannous is the 32524th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tannous surname appeared 707 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Tannous.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tannous to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tannous

The surname Tannous is of Arabic origin and dates back to the 7th century AD. It is derived from the Arabic word "tann," which means "resonance" or "echo," likely referring to someone with a strong or resonant voice.

Tannous is most commonly found in the Levant region, particularly in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the medieval Arab world, where it appeared in various manuscripts and historical records.

One of the earliest known mentions of the Tannous surname can be found in the 12th-century "Book of Definitions" by Al-Jawhari, an Arabic lexicographer. The book contains a reference to a scholar named Abu al-Hasan al-Tannous, who lived in Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate.

In the 13th century, the name appears in the writings of the renowned Arab historian and biographer, Ibn Khallikan. He mentions a Sufi mystic named Sheikh Abdul-Qadir al-Tannous, who was known for his spiritual teachings and lived in Damascus during the Ayyubid Dynasty.

Throughout the centuries, the Tannous surname has been associated with various prominent figures in the Arab world. One notable example is Butrus al-Tannous, a 19th-century Lebanese poet and writer who played a significant role in the Nahda, the Arab literary renaissance.

Another noteworthy individual was Mikhail Tannous, a Syrian-born architect who lived from 1890 to 1959. He was responsible for designing several iconic buildings in Lebanon, including the famous Rivoli Theater in Beirut.

In the realm of academia, the name Tannous has also left its mark. Georges Tannous, a Lebanese-American scholar born in 1924, was a prominent professor of Arabic literature and language at Harvard University.

While the Tannous surname is predominantly found in the Arab world, it has also spread to other regions through immigration. For instance, there are pockets of Tannous families in parts of Europe, North America, and Australia, where descendants of Arab immigrants have settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tannous

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tannous.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tannous was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tannous has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tannous was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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