Fennely Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fennely Surname Definition:

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

Fennely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Fennely 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

Fennely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fennely occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennely? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fennely is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Fennely is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Fennely live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Fennely is most common in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Fennely is most numerous in: California, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 33 percent are found and Georgia, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Fennely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fennely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fennely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fennely last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Fennely earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennelys935/
Fenneley931/
Fennelay930/
Finnely8615/
Fennele860/
Fnely831/
Finneley804/
Finneily800/
Finnesly800/
Finneely800/
Fneley771/
Vennelä7115/
Venneli718/
Finnela712/
Vennele711/
Finnily710/
Finnele710/
Fenniler673/
Finneele671/
Finnisly670/
Finnilä57715/
Finnila57189/

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