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I've found another site where it gives a different perspective on the surname Tenorio - http://www.4crests.com/tenorio-coat-of-arms.html . It says that the surname Tenorio derived from the dialect term "Tena", meaning "dweller at the rough-farming building". The word "Tena" was originally from the Latin "Tigna", meaning "beam, or plank". This origin suggests that Tenorio may have originated from Tena, a place name in Huesca province. Tena is also a Catalan name. I still think the Galician origin is more closer to the true origin of the Tenorio surname.

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I think for sure the surname Tenorio is from the village of Tenorio in Galicia, but what is still a hypothesis is that the meaning of the name Tenorio could be of Latin origin, going back to the Roman Empire era, or perhaps Greek. I have not found a meaning though, but perhaps it could have to do with the first part "tenor" or "teno", both are also Spanish surnames.

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If you are still disappointed, perhaps you should help me seek the meaning of the surname Tenorio?

This message was edited 11/2/2012, 3:19 PM