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Early Origins of the Teniers family

The surname Teniers was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Teniers family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Teniers research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1312, 1388, 1430, 1569, 1594, 1610, 1638, 1642, 1685, 1690 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Teniers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Teniers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tenarre, Tenarres, Tenare, Tenares, Tennarre, Tennarres, Tennare, Tennares, Tenart, Tenarts, Tenarte, Tenartes, Tennart, Tennarts, Tennarte, Tennartes, Tenard, Tenards, Tenarde, Tenardes, Tennard, Tennards, Tennarde, Tennardes, de Tenarre, du Tenarre and many more.

Early Notables of the Teniers family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690), a Flemish artist
  • David Teniers III (1638-1685), a Flemish painter, born in Antwerp

Migration of the Teniers family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: N. Tennieres, aged 21; settled in New Orleans in 1820; Gottfried Tenner settled in Philadelphia in 1854.


Contemporary Notables of the name Teniers (post 1700) +

  • David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690), Flemish genre painter
  • David Teniers the Elder (1582-1649), Flemish genre painter
  • David Teniers (1610-1694), Belgian painter


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