Tiernan

Tiernan (Irish: MacTiarnaigh or Ó Tiarnáin; also spelled Tirnan, Tierney) is an Irish surname. Tiernan is also an anglicisation of Tiarnán, a given name derived from the Irish word tiarna "lord" + -án (diminutive suffix).[1]

## As surname

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Notable people with the surname Tiernan include:

* Andrew Tiernan (born 1965), English actor
* Bob Tiernan, American politician
* Caleb Tiernan (born 2003), American football player
* Cate Tiernan (born 1961), pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet, American author
* Dan Tiernan (born 1996), English stand-up comedian
* Fergus Tiernan (born 1982), Scottish football midfielder
* Frances Christine Fisher Tiernan (1846–1920), pen name "Christian Reid", American novelist, author
* Greg Tiernan (born 1965), Irish-born-Canadian-based animator, director, voice actor
* Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (born 1984), British cyclist
* Mary Spear Nicholas Tiernan (1835–1891), American writer
* Mike Tiernan (1867–1918), American professional baseball player
* Patrick Tiernan (born 1994), Australian runner
* Robert Tiernan (1929–2014), American lawyer, politician
* Sonja Tiernan, Irish historian
* Tommy Tiernan (born 1969), Irish comedian, actor, writer, presenter

## As forename

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Notable people with the forename Tiernan include:

* Tiernan Brady, Irish-Australian LGBT rights campaigner
* Tiernan Killeen (born 2003), Irish hurler
* Tiernan McCann (born 1991), Irish Gaelic footballer
* Tiernan O'Halloran (born 1991), Irish rugby player

## See also

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* McKiernan Clan
* McKernan (surname)
* Tiernan, Oregon, named for R. Tiernan
* McKiernan
* McTiernan
* McTernan
* Kiernan
* Kernan (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ https://www.allfamilycrests.com/t/mctiernan-family-crest-coat-of-arms.shtml

Surname list

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