Fennings Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fennings Surname Definition:

Fenning’s (Son): v. Fenning.

Fennings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:302,81622,992
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176

Fennings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fenning’s (Son): v. Fenning.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fennings Last Name Facts

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

Fennings is found most in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fennings.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennings? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,098,270th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. Fennings is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Fennings live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Fennings is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 302,816. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 28 percent are found, Kent, where 14 percent are found and Essex, where 14 percent are found. Excluding England Fennings occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Fennings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fennings has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fennings surname grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fennings Last Name Statistics demography

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

Fennings earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfennings94488/
Fenning932,161/
Pfenning882,081/
Vennings8869/
Fuenning8869/
Fienning8842/
Finnings884/
Phennings821/
Pfeenning821/
Venning802,727/
Finning80362/
Fünning8074/
Femning800/
Phenning7555/
Fuenneng751/
Venningø751/
Vinnings751/
Pfinning750/
Pffinning710/
Vinning67387/
Vennink67248/
Finnäng6711/
Vennäng673/
Femneng671/
Venninx671/
Vennincx6335/
Venninckx5915/
Finneng535/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fennings
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