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 surname Fennesey is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennesey? popularity and diffusion

Fennesey is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Fennesey are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fennesey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Fennesey is primarily concentrated in: California, where 25 percent live, Georgia, where 25 percent live and Massachusetts, where 25 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 29 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Fennesey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fennesey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fennesey last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fennesey Last Name Statistics demography

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

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