Fennell Surname
Approximately 26,779 people bear this surname
Fennell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the vennel'; v. Vennell, and compare Venn and Fenn, Vanner and Fanner.
Read More About This SurnameFennell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,425 | 1:23,498 | 2,952 |
| England | 3,925 | 1:14,196 | 2,098 |
| Australia | 2,774 | 1:9,732 | 1,450 |
| Ireland | 1,591 | 1:2,960 | 550 |
| Canada | 1,427 | 1:25,820 | 3,469 |
| South Africa | 275 | 1:197,010 | 21,210 |
| Jamaica | 221 | 1:12,986 | 1,305 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Wales | 171 | 1:18,097 | 1,965 |
| Northern Ireland | 143 | 1:12,902 | 1,865 |
| New Zealand | 130 | 1:34,833 | 5,995 |
| Scotland | 108 | 1:49,572 | 4,299 |
| Costa Rica | 97 | 1:49,279 | 1,132 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Panama | 25 | 1:156,490 | 5,002 |
| Cayman Islands | 25 | 1:2,556 | 317 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 840 | 1:5,274 | 882 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,361 | 1:17,910 | 2,589 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Guernsey | 9 | 1:3,628 | 639 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,399 | 1:35,896 | 4,258 |
Fennell (116) may also be a first name.
Fennell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the vennel'; v. Vennell, and compare Venn and Fenn, Vanner and Fanner.
(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.
Ó Fionnghail (W) Much confused with Fennelly, q.v. Fennell is also an English name found in Ormond since the fourteenth century. MIF 105
Ó Fionnghail (W) Much confused with Fennelly, q.v. Fennell is also an English name found in Ormond since the fourteenth century. MIF 105
(English) Dweller at, or near, the corner of the marsh.
User-submitted Reference
Based on research I did in Ireland at the Dublin Castle Genealogical Research Center about thirty years ago, I learned that Fennell is unlikely to be an Irish name, even though generations of Fennells in Ireland will swear it is. The Fennell family likely arrived in Ireland during the protestant ascendancy and indeed are part of a landed class in Ireland. However, there appear to be subgroups with the same name in the same place, County Clare, for example, who are unrelated to the landed gentry. Thus, there may be two lines of Fennells, one natively Irish (Ó Fionnghail) and the other Fennells who emigrated from England and Wales. I carefully documented my research but unhappily, lost it years ago during a move.
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Fennell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fennell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fennell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fennell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fennell is the 20,420th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 272,137 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Fennell live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 868,627th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 116 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 15,425 people, or 1 in 23,498. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Fennell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fennell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fennell last name expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 288 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 189 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 684 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 831 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fennell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Fennell last name is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fennell surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.83% being registered with the party.
The amount Fennell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.2% more than the national average, earning 467,901 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.23% more than the national average, earning R 371,268 per year; in United States they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $41,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $54,370 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ffennell | 93 | 14 | / |
| Fengnell | 93 | 5 | / |
| Fennelll | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fiennell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fenneell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fenniell | 93 | 0 | / |
| Fennel | 92 | 1,728 | / |
| Fennll | 92 | 0 | / |
| Finnell | 86 | 4,131 | / |
| Vennell | 86 | 481 | / |
| Fennelt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fenniel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foennel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fennill | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fnell | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fenll | 83 | 0 | / |
| Phennell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Finnel | 77 | 177 | / |
| Vennel | 77 | 109 | / |
| Finnll | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fennil | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fnel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vinnell | 71 | 178 | / |
| Phennel | 71 | 23 | / |
| Venneel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vennelæ | 71 | 1 | / |
| Finnill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fehnl | 67 | 86 | / |
| Phinnell | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fneel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feunl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finnl | 67 | 1 | / |
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Fennell Reference & Research
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