Fenney Surname

260,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Fenney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fenay,' now Fenaybridge, in the township of Lepton and parish of Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire Not to be confounded with the Scotch Finney.

Thomas de Fenay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Fenney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7611:73,2178,352
United States3911:927,00569,520
Australia941:287,18825,495
Canada811:454,88439,362
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
Wales461:67,2725,910
Scotland271:198,29010,618
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3291:74,0898,135
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2731:183,95116,312

Fenney (51) may also be a first name.

Fenney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fenay,' now Fenaybridge, in the township of Lepton and parish of Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire Not to be confounded with the Scotch Finney.

Thomas de Fenay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam de Feny. 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Feney, 1379: ibid.

Sibilla de Feney, 1379: ibid.

1597-8. William Fenney and Catherine Forman: Marriage Lic. (London).

1807. Married — William Fenney and Charlotte Gordon: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Fenney Last Name Facts

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

Fenney is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenney? popularity and diffusion

Fenney is the 260,307th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,829,388 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Fenney are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 51 people.

Fenney is most common in England, where it is carried by 761 people, or 1 in 73,217. In England it is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 24 percent reside, Cheshire, where 15 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Fenney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fenney has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 143 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fenney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fenney last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fenney surname are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Fenney earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.51% less than the national average, earning $41,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.02% more than the national average, earning $56,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feenney921/
Fienney920/
Fenny911,329/
Fenne91549/
Fnney911/
Finney8332,088/
Fenner8319,469/
Fennie83389/
Fennes83295/
Venney83251/
Fennoy83199/
Fynney83118/
Fennet8344/
Fennoe838/
Fienne837/
Fienny832/
Fennyi832/
Fenneh831/
Femney831/
Fennue831/
Feunne831/
Fennee831/
Fennay830/
Feenny830/
Pfenne830/
Fnne8012/
Fney802/
Fnny802/
Vienney77341/
Fennych77194/
Fenneis7731/
Feheney7715/
Fennech7713/
Fenness7711/
Pfenner778/
Phenney777/
Finneys773/
Finneyh772/
Fennihe772/
Pfennes771/
Finniey771/
Fenneip771/
Fiennie771/
Fengnei771/
Fennest771/
Fengnie771/
Fenneer771/
Fennett770/
Feennie770/
Finnehy770/
Finneey770/
Venne736,396/
Fenni733,405/
Finne732,391/
Fenna73506/
Finny73287/
Femne7354/
Fynne7315/
Fønne734/
Fnner734/
Fneyi730/
Fffinney710/
Vienne676,464/
Finnie676,459/
Finner67966/
Fennis67907/
Vennie67265/
Finnøy67215/
Finnes67180/
Fennah67177/
Vinney67109/
Phenny67104/
Fennas6799/
Fienni6715/
Finnet6714/
Femgne6712/
Finneh679/
Finnoe678/
Foenna678/
Fne678/
Finnay675/
Finnoy675/
Fny675/
Finniy674/
Fennaz674/
Fennih674/
Fengna674/
Fnahey674/
Vennee673/
Vennoy672/
Fienna672/
Finneu672/
Fünner672/
Fennou672/
Fennit672/
Pfenni671/
Phnney671/
Finnae671/
Finned671/
Finnee671/
Fennio671/
Fuenna671/
Vennay671/
Vennea671/
Fennii671/
Finnea671/
Venneh671/
Feheny671/
Fingne671/
Fionne671/
Fennaa671/
Fennai671/
Femner670/
Finnez670/
Fimney670/

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