Tena History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Tena family

The surname Tena 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 Tena family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tena 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 Tena History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tena 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 Tena family

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Tena migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tena Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso De Tena, who arrived in America in 1811 1
Manuel DeLa Tena, aged 28, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1826 1
Manuel Tena, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
Francisco Tena, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1865 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Tena (post 1700) +

Pere Tena Garriga (1928-2014), Catalan Roman Catholic bishop

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)