Fennelley Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fennelley Surname Definition:

Ó Fionnghalaigh An Ormond family of native Irish stock. MIF 106; Plate MIF

Fennelley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fennelley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fionnghalaigh An Ormond family of native Irish stock. MIF 106; Plate MIF

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Fennelley Last Name Facts

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

Fennelley is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennelley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fennelley reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Not including Ireland this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Fennelley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fennelley has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Fennelley surname decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fennelley Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennelly943,510/
Fennelle9457/
Finnelley895/
Fennley884/
Finnelly82138/
Finnelle8230/
Vennelle8226/
Fennelli8221/
Vennelly827/
Fennella821/
Finnlley821/
Fennilly820/
Fenley802,259/
Fenlly801/
Fennly800/
Finnley7545/
Fienley756/
Finlley752/
Feenley751/
Fennler750/
Fehnlly750/
Fenly71711/
Finnelli7157/
Vennelli7156/
Vennella7128/
Fenle7112/
Fnley711/
Vinnelle711/
Finnilly710/
Finley6754,888/
Fehnle6797/
Venley677/
Fenlay676/
Finnly674/
Fenliy673/
Femley673/
Fenler673/
Finnle672/
Fenloy671/
Fynley671/
Fenlys671/
Feenly671/
Vennle671/
Finlly670/
Fenlee670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fennelley
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