indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsVan Tienoven, Tienhoven, Tienhooven, Tenhoven, Ten Hooven, Ten Hoeven, Ten Hoven, Ten Haven, Tenhaven, Teenhaven, Tenhofen, Tenhafen
Meaning & History
Means "from Tienhoven", the name of several villages in the Netherlands. Their names are derived from Middle Dutch tien meaning "ten" and a plural form of huue meaning "piece of land of a certain size". A famous bearer was the Dutch politician Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841-1914), a Prime Minister of the Netherlands.