Fennel Surname

233,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Fennel Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Fen- Corner [Old English fenn + heal(h] (French) confused with Vennel, q.v. (Celtic) for the Irish and Gaelic Fionnghal: v. Fingal.

Fennel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0441:347,18331,158
Germany3691:218,17224,578
Jamaica871:32,9882,352
England741:752,94741,527
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Israel141:611,26042,949
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
India71:109,580,769786,157
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belize11:355,4743,977
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:106,44310,576
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9261:54,2326,092

Fennel (61) may also be a first name.

Fennel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Fen- Corner [Old English fenn + heal(h] (French) confused with Vennel, q.v. (Celtic) for the Irish and Gaelic Fionnghal: v. Fingal.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Fionnghail (W) Much confused with Fennelly, q.v. Fennell is also an English name found in Ormond since the fourteenth century. MIF 105

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Fennel Last Name Facts

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

Fennel is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 233,413th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,217,330 people. The surname Fennel is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Fennel reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fennel is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 61 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 347,183. In The United States Fennel is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Jamaica, where 5 percent reside.

Fennel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fennel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fennel surname grew 113 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fennel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fennel last name are 18.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.45% registered with the party.

The amount Fennel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.59% less than the national average, earning R 110,292 per year; in United States they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $42,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.83% more than the national average, earning $75,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennell9226,779/
Fennelt921/
Fenniel921/
Foennel921/
Ffennell8614/
Fengnell865/
Fennelll861/
Fiennell861/
Fenneell861/
Fenniell860/
Finnel83177/
Vennel83109/
Fennll830/
Fennil830/
Fnel802/
Finnell774,131/
Vennell77481/
Phennel7723/
Venneel772/
Vennelæ771/
Fennill771/
Fehnl7386/
Fneel731/
Feunl731/
Fnell731/
Finnl731/
Fenll730/
Phennell711/
Fengli6786/
Fnl675/
Vinnel673/
Fhneel671/
Finnll671/

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