The tennant Surname
tennant Name Meaning and History
Scottish and English: status name for a farmer who held his land
from an overlord by obligations of rent or service, from Old French,
Middle English tenant (present participle of Old French
tenir ‘to hold’, Latin tenere). This was the normal
situation for landholders in the Middle Ages, since in the feudal
system all land belonged ultimately to the king and use of it was
granted in return for financial or military support.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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