Fiennes Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fiennes Surname Definition:

This noble family derive from Conon de Fiennes, who in 1112 was earl of Boulogne, taking his name from a village in the Boulonnais territory. John de Fiennes, a collateral ancestor, had accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, and he and his descendants for five generations were constables of Dover castle and lord-wardens of the Cinque Ports.

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Fiennes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Israel111:777,96750,646
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Fiennes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This noble family derive from Conon de Fiennes, who in 1112 was earl of Boulogne, taking his name from a village in the Boulonnais territory. John de Fiennes, a collateral ancestor, had accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, and he and his descendants for five generations were constables of Dover castle and lord-wardens of the Cinque Ports. The name has been varied to Fenes, Fenys, Fynes, and Fines.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Feyens; a personal name.

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

Fiennes: in Leland, Fenes; a baronial family from Fiennes, in the county of Guines. The family was seated in Kent at an early date, and held the office of hereditary castellans of Dover.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Fiennes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fiennes (Russian: Фиеннес) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fiennes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,428,594th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Fiennes reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 46 percent are found, Cheshire, where 9 percent are found and Norfolk, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Fiennes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fiennes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fiennes surname expanded 989 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fiennes Last Name Statistics demography

Fiennes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiennies9333/
Fennes92295/
Finnes92180/
Fienes9217/
Fienne927/
Fienies86493/
Finnies86175/
Fennesz8679/
Fenneis8631/
Fenness8611/
Fennies866/
Finness863/
Finneys863/
Pfennes861/
Fienner861/
Fiennie861/
Viennes861/
Fennest861/
Fiennis861/
Finneis860/
Fienney860/
Finnese860/
Finneas860/
Fiene832,364/
Fennesse806/
Viennies805/
Finnesth801/
Finneiss801/
Fieniesh801/
Vienne776,464/
Finnis771,804/
Fennis77907/
Vennes77665/
Vienes77580/
Fiener77272/
Vinnes77223/
Faines77167/
Fineis77152/
Finnäs77122/
Fuenes7719/
Fienee7717/
Fienni7715/
Fienge7711/
Fieneh779/
Fienis777/
Fineas775/
Finnex774/
Fienei773/
Fienie773/
Fienna772/
Fienny772/
Foines772/
Feines772/
Fieney771/
Fennex771/
Fennys771/
Feanes771/
Fieine771/
Faenes771/
Feenes770/
Finnez770/
Fnes730/
Vienney71341/
Finniss71278/
Feineis71201/
Finnish7152/
Fainges7140/
Feinesh7128/
Fennech7113/
Fiegner719/
Finneiß718/
Fainess716/
Venness714/
Fietner714/
Fienish714/
Fiesner712/
Vieness712/
Fuenhes712/
Fennice711/
Phinnes711/
Fiinnie711/
Fijones711/
Fineash711/
Fineese711/
Fineesh711/
Feunets711/
Fieeney711/
Fainets711/
Faisnes711/
Fuenees711/
Fuenges711/
Vijenes711/
Viennea711/
Vienneu711/
Vaienes711/
Vennesz711/
Faunnes711/
Fienieh711/
Fijines711/
Vienies711/
Fyinesh711/
Fuiness710/
Foenges710/
Fhineas710/
Viennie710/
Fenniss710/
Fiegney710/
Vinness710/
Fieni674,660/
Fenniche672,366/
Viennois67300/
Fieny67187/
Viene67101/
Fenneche6798/
Fneis6756/
Fiehtner6738/
Fånes6737/
Fiena6723/
Fyine6718/
Fnese673/
Fyene673/
Fnesh672/
Phieneas671/
Fayiness671/
Fienh671/
Phinness670/
Feunniss670/
Feisness670/

Fiennes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fiennes in the Russian language
Фиеннесfiennes-

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