Fentress Surname

150,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,942 people bear this surname

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

Fentress Surname User-submission:

English and Scottish: variant of Ventress, itself a variant of Venters, a nickname for a daring person, from the Middle English, aventurous, meaning 'bold', or 'venturesome'.

Fentress Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9171:124,25713,211
Panama51:782,45211,059
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:84,1188,785

Fentress (164) may also be a first name.

Fentress Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

English and Scottish: variant of Ventress, itself a variant of Venters, a nickname for a daring person, from the Middle English, aventurous, meaning 'bold', or 'venturesome'.

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Fentress Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fentress occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fentress? popularity and diffusion

It is the 150,035th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,477,072 people. The surname Fentress occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fentress live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fentress is also the 715,247th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 164 people.

The last name Fentress is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,917 people, or 1 in 124,257. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 14 percent are found, Kentucky, where 13 percent are found and Tennessee, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States Fentress occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Fentress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fentress has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fentress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fentress last name are 7.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.43% registered with the party.

Fentress earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $42,976 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fentreess940/
Fentres935/
Ventress881,411/
Fentriss8865/
Fuentres885/
Fintress881/
Fentre861/
Ventres80111/
Fentrez801/
Fentree800/
Fentrep800/
Fentris800/
Ventriss7523/
Vintress753/
Ventrees753/
Ventreas751/
Fentrice750/
Ventre716,254/
Fentri7165/
Fentry7128/
Fentra713/
Fintre711/
Fentreece710/
Ventris67512/
Fentroy6753/
Ventrez672/
Ventrie671/
Vintres671/
Ventrey670/
Fintrer670/
Fentrip670/
Fientry670/
Fentrich633/
Fehntrich5916/
Vinntreus594/
Ventry57456/
Ventri57116/
Fintri576/
Ventré573/
Vintre572/
Fintry571/
Ventroy5334/
Ventriz5320/
Vintris534/
Ventruy532/
Vintree531/
Fintroy531/
Fintrip530/

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Fentress Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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