Fennelly Surname

128,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Fennelly Surname Definition:

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

Fennelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6031:226,11321,849
Ireland1,2051:3,908674
England4451:125,20912,540
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Australia801:337,44628,659
Wales131:238,04114,239
Gibraltar101:3,395741
France71:9,488,960336,266
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5141:8,6181,291
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Fennelly 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

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Fionnghalach (fair or valorous).

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

Fennelly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fennelly occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennelly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 128,989th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,076,224 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Fennelly reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Fennelly is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,603 people, or 1 in 226,113. In The United States Fennelly is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 34 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Fennelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fennelly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fennelly last name expanded 2,258 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 234 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,348 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fennelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fennelly last name are 5.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fennelly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennelley942/
Finnelly88138/
Fennelle8857/
Fennelli8821/
Vennelly887/
Fennella881/
Fennilly880/
Fenlly861/
Fennly860/
Finnelley825/
Fennley804/
Fehnlly800/
Fenly77711/
Finnelli7557/
Vennelli7556/
Finnelle7530/
Vennelle7526/
Finnlley751/
Finnilly750/
Fenley712,259/
Fenlay716/
Finnly714/
Fenliy713/
Fenloy711/
Fenlys711/
Feenly711/
Finlly710/
Finnley6745/
Fienley676/
Finnlay673/
Finlley672/
Feenley671/
Finnlla671/
Fennler670/

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