Fenner Surname

27,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Fenner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6311:37,6354,653
Germany2,7851:28,9073,802
England2,1941:25,3963,480
Brazil1,4631:146,3265,602
Australia7301:36,9804,857
Switzerland6651:12,3502,043
South Africa6001:90,29611,068
Canada4691:78,5628,814
Wales961:32,2353,244
Argentina951:449,93133,821
France931:714,22389,679
Italy801:764,45962,244
Scotland751:71,3845,479
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Ireland611:77,1964,645
Chile481:367,01010,126
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
India151:51,137,692512,385
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2481:19,5322,800
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4851:20,2092,554

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the marsh, or fen.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Odo Fenarius of Normandy 1180-95; Walter Fannere of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Fen-dweller. (variant: Veeneman.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennert92145/
Pfenner928/
Fienner921/
Fennier921/
Fenneer921/
Fenneir920/
Fennerd920/
Fenne91549/
Fnner914/
Fehnnger861/
Venner833,768/
Fenney831,509/
Finner83966/
Fennie83389/
Fennes83295/
Fennet8344/
Fennir839/
Fienne837/
Fünner832/
Fenneh831/
Feunne831/
Fennee831/
Femner830/
Pfenne830/
Fnne8012/
Fner807/
Fennerová801/
Pfänner7733/
Fenneis7731/
Phenner7729/
Vennier7726/
Fennech7713/
Fenness7711/
Finnert773/
Fennihe772/
Vennear771/
Feenney771/
Pfennes771/
Finnier771/
Fenneip771/
Fiennie771/
Fengnei771/
Vienner771/
Venneir771/
Fennest771/
Fengnie771/
Fennett770/
Feennie770/
Fienney770/
Fngnerd770/
Finnear770/
Pfnnier770/
Fingner770/
Venne736,396/
Fenni733,405/
Finne732,391/
Fenny731,329/
Fenna73506/
Femne7354/
Ffner7323/
Fenre7317/
Fynne7315/
Fønne734/
Fnere731/
Fnney731/
Phennetr714/
Finneyrd711/
Viennier711/
Finney6732,088/
Vienne676,464/
Finnie676,459/
Fennis67907/
Vinner67491/
Vennie67265/
Venney67251/
Fennoy67199/
Finnes67180/
Fynney67118/
Hpfner6728/
Hffner6723/
Fienni6715/
Finnet6714/
Vynner6714/
Pfnier6713/
Femgne6712/
Finneh679/
Fne678/
Fennih674/
Vennee673/
Vennir673/
Fienna672/
Fienny672/
Finneu672/
Vänner672/
Fennit672/
Fennyi672/
Pfenni671/
Finned671/
Finnee671/
Finnre671/
Fennio671/
Femney671/
Fphner671/
Vennea671/
Fennii671/
Finnea671/
Venneh671/
Fingne671/
Fionne671/
Fennaa671/
Fennai671/
Fennay670/
Feenny670/
Finnez670/

Fenner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fenner in the Russian language
Феннерfenner-
Fenner in the Arabic language
فينيرfynyr-

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