Fennimore Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fennimore Surname Definition:

= Finnemore, q.v.

Fennimore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9941:364,64732,446
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

Fennimore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Finnemore, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Fennemere; a location name in Salop Or Fenemere or Finmere, Oxon. Gilbert de Finemere held lands there in Oxon, a.d. 1208.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fennimore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fennimore is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennimore? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fennimore is the 345,133rd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,868,564 people. Fennimore occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Fennimore live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 994 people, or 1 in 364,647. In The United States Fennimore is most common in: New Jersey, where 28 percent are found, Oregon, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States Fennimore is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Fennimore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fennimore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fennimore last name increased 391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fennimore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fennimore surname are 11.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Fennimore earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $47,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.12% less than the national average, earning $41,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenneimore952/
Finnimore89625/
Fennemore89299/
Fennymore8933/
Vennimore890/
Fnimore881/
Fenneymore8415/
Finniemore842/
Finnemore781,616/
Finnymore780/
Finneymore741/
Finnemor710/
Phinnemore63136/

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