Fennon Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fennon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fennon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Fennon (18) may also be a first name.

Fennon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fennon is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fennon is the 2,220,661st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Fennon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Fennon are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 48 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 24 percent live and Leicestershire, where 15 percent live. Not including England Fennon exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

Fennon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fennon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fennon surname rose 675 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fennon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fennon surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

Fennon earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennoun92309/
Fennone9214/
Fennoune861/
Fennan831,035/
Finnon83212/
Vennon8316/
Fnon8010/
Fennane774,410/
Fengnan771/
Fennhan771/
Fennant770/
Feennan770/
Fennand770/
Fnoun7316/
Fnoon7314/
Fngon734/
Fennhahn7120/
Finnoten710/
Finnan671,478/
Fnoune67170/
Vennan674/
Finnán671/
Fnosnh671/
Vennun670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fennon
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