Fenn Surname

32,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Fenn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fen.' The instances are chiefly from the Fen country. For a West English variant, v. Venn.

Isabella ate Fenne, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de la Fenne, Somerset, ibid.

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Fenn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0521:51,3986,196
England4,9761:11,1971,657
Germany1,1611:69,3418,863
Canada9601:38,3814,824
Australia9461:28,5373,873
South Africa3121:173,64619,205
New Zealand2731:16,5872,897
Wales1271:24,3662,557
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Northern Ireland901:20,5002,453
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Norway241:214,26224,079
Guernsey221:2,929767
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France61:11,070,454349,096
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
China41:341,830,39216,990
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0261:8,0551,225
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6411:30,6023,693

Fenn (230) may also be a first name.

Fenn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fen.' The instances are chiefly from the Fen country. For a West English variant, v. Venn.

Isabella ate Fenne, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de la Fenne, Somerset, ibid.

John atte Fen, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1377: History of Norfolk.

Thomas Fenn, bailiff of Yarmouth: ibid.

Roger atte Fenne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Fene, Close Rolls, 14 Edward III.

Julian atte Fen: Household Book of Queen Isabelle, 1358.

Walter atte Fenne, Close Rolls, 1 Edward II.

Thomas de Fenne, Close Rolls, 2 Edward I.

1617. Maurice Fenn and Lucy Beomont: Marriage Lic. (London).

1735. Married — Samuel Fenn and Sarah Phipps: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at a Fen [Old English fenn = Old Norse fen] Thomas atte Fenne.—Cal. Inq. PM.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the marsh, or fen.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon fenn, a marsh or bog. From residence near one. In old documents the forms are Atte Fenne, Del Fen, De Fen, De Fenne, &c., sometimes modified to Fenner.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Armorially identified with Vene or Venn (Robson). Rualan de Vein of Normandy 1195, John de Vein 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Thomas and Ralph de Vein in England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Roger, Henry de Fen and others c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Fenn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fenn (Hindi: फेंन्सी, Russian: Фенн) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,312th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 442,125 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Fenn reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 591,855th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 230 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 7,052 people, or 1 in 51,398. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Utah, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Fenn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fenn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fenn last name grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 706 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 7,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 155 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fenn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fenn last name is primarily Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fenn surname are 18.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fenn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning 322,104 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.58% more than the national average, earning R 441,000 per year; in United States they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $45,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning $55,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenne89549/
Faenn892/
Fennd890/
Fenng890/
Fienn890/
Fen868,543/
Fnn864/
Fennth800/
Pfenne800/
Pfenng800/
Feng759,447,690/
Finn7556,232/
Fynn7520,291/
Venn757,519/
Fehn753,447/
Fent751,773/
Fend751,507/
Fien751,505/
Fuen75827/
Foen75575/
Feen75484/
Feun7525/
Faen7520/
Fænn7515/
Fnne7512/
Fenq754/
Hfen754/
Fnnk753/
Fnnq752/
Pfnn751/
Fesn751/
Fnnt751/
Fänn751/
Fönn751/
Fnnh751/
Fennova734/
Fendt674,226/
Finne672,391/
Fiehn67826/
Fn67556/
Pfeng67243/
Faehn6799/
Pfend6795/
Foehn6783/
Pfent6774/
Femne6754/
Vienn6740/
Phenn6731/
Finnk6729/
Fihnn6721/
Fehen6716/
Føien6716/
Fynne6715/
Fenth6713/
Fionn6712/
Fønne674/
Pfien673/
Finnø672/
Femnk671/
Finnh671/
Feenk671/
Voenn671/
Fengh671/
Ffien671/
Hfeng671/
Fenqu671/
Wfeng671/
Fnnnn671/
Fuunn671/
Feeng671/
Fentt670/
Feehn670/
Finnn670/

Fenn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenn in the Hindi language
फेंन्सीphennsi-
Fenn in the Russian language
Феннfenn-

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Fenn Reference & Research

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