Fenner Surname
Approximately 19,469 people bear this surname
Fenner Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'le veneur,' a huntsman. Lower's explanation is unsatisfactory (Patronymica Britannica). Besides, there is no difficulty in the solution of the name. The early instances are conclusive. Venner must be carefully distinguished from Vanner, which see.
Read More About This SurnameFenner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,631 | 1:37,635 | 4,653 |
| Germany | 2,785 | 1:28,907 | 3,802 |
| England | 2,194 | 1:25,396 | 3,480 |
| Brazil | 1,463 | 1:146,326 | 5,602 |
| Australia | 730 | 1:36,980 | 4,857 |
| Switzerland | 665 | 1:12,350 | 2,043 |
| South Africa | 600 | 1:90,296 | 11,068 |
| Canada | 469 | 1:78,562 | 8,814 |
| Wales | 96 | 1:32,235 | 3,244 |
| Argentina | 95 | 1:449,931 | 33,821 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| Italy | 80 | 1:764,459 | 62,244 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 1:64,690 | 9,897 |
| Ireland | 61 | 1:77,196 | 4,645 |
| Chile | 48 | 1:367,010 | 10,126 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,248 | 1:19,532 | 2,800 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,485 | 1:20,209 | 2,554 |
Fenner (263) may also be a first name.
Fenner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'le veneur,' a huntsman. Lower's explanation is unsatisfactory (Patronymica Britannica). Besides, there is no difficulty in the solution of the name. The early instances are conclusive. Venner must be carefully distinguished from Vanner, which see. As regards the initial 'F' in Fenner, compare Fanner, Venn, Vowell, Fennell, &c.
Robert le Venur, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Venator, Yorkshire, ibid.
Geoffrey le Venour, Salop, ibid.
Robert le Veneur, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John le Venour. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Thomas le Veneur. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Robert Hunter, alias Venour: London Visit. 1633.
1691-3. Buried — Alee (Alice) Venner, widow: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1707. Married —Nathaniel Walker and Margaret Fenner: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(English) = Fenn (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er. The old family of Atte Feme of Sussex dropped the prefix, added an r, and became Fenner.—Lower, English Surn., 1. 74. (Anglo-French-Latin) confused with Venner, q.v.
(English) Dweller at the marsh, or fen.
Fenn Place in the parish of Worth, co. Sussex, had owners for several generations, called from it Atte Fenne, but in the time of Henry VI. the name was changed to Fenner, while a Kentish branch wrote themselves Fenour. Camden considers the name a corruption of Veneur, French, a huntsman.
Odo Fenarius of Normandy 1180-95; Walter Fannere of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
(English), Fen-dweller. (variant: Veeneman.)
The Fenners in past time seem to have been more numerous on the south side of the Thames. The owners of Fenn Place, Worth, Sussex, were called Atte Fenne for several generations before the time of Henry VI., when they took the name of Fenner; a Kentish branch took the name of Fenour (L.). For a short time, either in the reign of Elizabeth or in that of James I., Sir George Fenner owned Virles and Newick - house in Thurstable hundred (M.).
Fenner Demographics
Average Male Fenner Height
175.73 cm
Average Female Fenner Height
165.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fenner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fenner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fenner (Arabic: فينير, Russian: Феннер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fenner? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 27,613th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 374,315 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Fenner live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fenner is also the 548,616th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 263 people.
The surname Fenner is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 9,631 people, or 1 in 37,635. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 6 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Fenner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fenner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 174 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fenner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fenner last name are 5.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.42% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fenner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 513.47% more than the national average, earning 2,123,100 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning R 316,956 per year; in United States they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $42,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $47,964 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fenner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fenner in the Russian language | ||
| Феннер | fenner | - |
| Fenner in the Arabic language | ||
| فينير | fynyr | - |
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