# Tiernan

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'''Tiernan''' ({{langx|ga|MacTiarnaigh}} or {{lang|ga|Ó Tiarnáin}}; also spelled Tirnan, Tierney) is an Irish [surname](/source/surname). Tiernan is also an anglicisation of {{lang|ga|Tiarnán}}, a [given name](/source/given_name) derived from the Irish word {{lang|ga|tiarna}} "lord" + {{lang|ga|-án}} (diminutive suffix).<ref>https://www.allfamilycrests.com/t/mctiernan-family-crest-coat-of-arms.shtml</ref>

==As surname==
Notable people with the surname Tiernan include:
*[Andrew Tiernan](/source/Andrew_Tiernan) (born 1965), English actor
*[Bob Tiernan](/source/Bob_Tiernan), American politician
*[Caleb Tiernan](/source/Caleb_Tiernan) (born 2003), American football player
*[Cate Tiernan](/source/Cate_Tiernan) (born 1961), pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet, American author
*[Dan Tiernan](/source/Dan_Tiernan) (born 1996), English stand-up comedian
*[Fergus Tiernan](/source/Fergus_Tiernan) (born 1982), Scottish football midfielder 
*[Frances Christine Fisher Tiernan](/source/Frances_Christine_Fisher_Tiernan) (1846–1920), pen name "[Christian Reid](/source/Christian_Reid)", American novelist, author
*[Greg Tiernan](/source/Greg_Tiernan) (born 1965), Irish-born-Canadian-based animator, director, voice actor
*[Jonathan Tiernan-Locke](/source/Jonathan_Tiernan-Locke) (born 1984), British cyclist
*[Mary Spear Nicholas Tiernan](/source/Mary_Spear_Nicholas_Tiernan) (1835–1891), American writer
*[Mike Tiernan](/source/Mike_Tiernan) (1867–1918), American professional baseball player
*[Patrick Tiernan](/source/Patrick_Tiernan) (born 1994), Australian runner
*[Robert Tiernan](/source/Robert_Tiernan) (1929–2014), American lawyer, politician 
*[Sonja Tiernan](/source/Sonja_Tiernan), Irish historian 
*[Tommy Tiernan](/source/Tommy_Tiernan) (born 1969), Irish comedian, actor, writer, presenter

==As forename==
Notable people with the forename Tiernan include:
*[Tiernan Brady](/source/Tiernan_Brady), Irish-Australian LGBT rights campaigner
*[Tiernan Killeen](/source/Tiernan_Killeen) (born 2003), Irish hurler
*[Tiernan McCann](/source/Tiernan_McCann) (born 1991), Irish Gaelic footballer
*[Tiernan O'Halloran](/source/Tiernan_O'Halloran) (born 1991), Irish rugby player

==See also==
* [McKiernan Clan](/source/McKiernan_Clan)
* [McKernan (surname)](/source/McKernan_(surname))
* [Tiernan, Oregon](/source/Tiernan%2C_Oregon), named for R. Tiernan
* [McKiernan](/source/McKiernan)
* [McTiernan](/source/McTiernan)
* [McTernan](/source/McTernan)
* [Kiernan](/source/Kiernan)
* [Kernan (disambiguation)](/source/Kernan_(disambiguation))

==References==
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