Fennesey Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fennesey Surname Definition:

Ó Fionnghusa Mainly of Co. Waterford. IF 313*

Fennesey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Fennesey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fionnghusa Mainly of Co. Waterford. IF 313*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Fennesey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fennesey is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennesey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Fennesey live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 25 percent reside, Georgia, where 25 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 25 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 29 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Fennesey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fennesey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fennesey surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fennesey Last Name Statistics demography

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

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