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Where Does The Last Name Fenelly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fenelly is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenelly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 5,057,639^th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Fenelly occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Fenelly reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 57 percent are found, Greater London, where 29 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 14 percent are found. Other than England Fenelly is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Ireland, where 7 percent are found.

Fenelly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Fenelly has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fenelly surname fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fenelly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.