Feenie Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Feenie Surname User-submission:

The Name Feenie originally appeared in Gaelic as O'Feinneadha, this name in its earlier form refers to soldier.

First found in Galway, located on the west coast of Ireland where they held a family seat from ancient times, and where their Territories were Ballyfeeney and in Roscommon.

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Feenie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland661:81,1185,959
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:106,9495,179
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Feenie Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Name Feenie originally appeared in Gaelic as O'Feinneadha, this name in its earlier form refers to soldier.

First found in Galway, located on the west coast of Ireland where they held a family seat from ancient times, and where their Territories were Ballyfeeney and in Roscommon.

Moving North into Ulster the name became Finney. This branch also moved into Southwest Scotland from about the 15th Century.

There are still 15 families with the Feenie surname now in West Scotland, Lanarkshire.

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Feenie Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Feenie Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Feenie is most common in Scotland. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Feenie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Feenie live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Feenie is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 81,118. In Scotland Feenie is most common in: South Lanarkshire, where 42 percent reside, Fife, where 35 percent reside and City of Edinburgh, where 11 percent reside. Besides Scotland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Feenie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feenie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Feenie last name rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feenie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Feenie last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Feenie are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Feenie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.93% more than the national average, earning $56,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fehenie920/
Feennie920/
Fenie91194/
Feene913/
Feeney8325,712/
Feener83887/
Fenier83372/
Fenies83109/
Fenjie83102/
Feniet8362/
Feynie8340/
Fienie833/
Fenoie832/
Feenui831/
Fenioe831/
Feegni831/
Fegnie831/
Feunie831/
Fengie831/
Feenes830/
Feenea830/
Feanie830/
Feni8013,512/
Fenieys7729/
Fenișer7728/
Feheney7715/
Feynier7712/
Fenjiep774/
Fenyiep772/
Feenney771/
Fiennie771/
Feeniya771/
Feinies771/
Fienieh771/
Feannie770/
Feeneey770/
Pfengie770/
Fiene732,364/
Fenis732,330/
Fetni731,470/
Fenyi731,172/
Feeny731,056/
Fanie73733/
Faeni73212/
Fengi73194/
Fenio73170/
Feniz73153/
Venie73121/
Fenid7369/
Finie7350/
Fenji7347/
Fenit7322/
Faene7319/
Fegni7317/
Feena7315/
Fenai7313/
Veene739/
Fenui738/
Feuni737/
Fenih737/
Foene737/
Fenoi737/
Fgeni734/
Fonie733/
Fenei733/
Fesni732/
Fenee732/
Foeni732/
Fynie731/
Fénie731/
Fehni731/
Fenii731/
Feniś731/
Fenip731/
Feignier71102/
Feunjiep7115/
Feigniez7110/
Fenaiech714/
Feiniyoe711/
Feugniet711/
Feneis67367/
Fenais67297/
Fannie67244/
Fenich67173/
Veenje67165/
Finies6797/
Veniey6789/
Fonnie6776/
Veeney6745/
Fenuyi6728/
Fengai6723/
Fenjai6722/
Founie6721/
Fonjie6710/
Fenish679/
Feniyi679/
Fieneh679/
Fenisz678/
Fanieh676/
Finiey675/
Feniya675/
Feenay675/
Fanjie674/
Faunie674/
Fienei673/
Feangi673/
Fonhie673/
Veanie672/
Fenioa672/
Fengoi672/
Fenist672/
Venjie672/
Fenjio672/
Fonyie672/
Fingie672/
Fieney671/
Fisnie671/
Fetnai671/
Fheena671/
Feneid671/
Fenhui671/
Veniye671/
Phenie671/
Feinio671/
Fenyee671/
Feunyi671/
Veenyi671/
Pheene671/
Fuenai671/
Faniei671/
Feinai671/
Feheny671/
Finiet671/
Fienih671/
Feunji671/
Feniès671/
Feniés671/
Finuie671/
Fenoiz671/
Fheini671/
Vfeena671/
Fainie671/
Fuinie671/
Faeney670/
Faniey670/
Fenidt670/
Fenhis670/
Faynie670/
Feneia670/
Veinie670/
Foeneh670/
Feinis670/
Feniss670/
Feanis670/
Feehny670/

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