Jenings Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Jenings Surname Definition:

V. Jennings.

Jenings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6011:83,5598,731

Jenings (22) may also be a first name.

Jenings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Jennings.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jenings Last Name Facts

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

Jenings (Bengali: জেনিংস, Marathi: जेिंन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jenings click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenings? popularity and diffusion

Jenings is the 1,305,105th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name Jenings is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Jenings are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Jenings is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Jenings is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States Jenings is most common in: Colorado, where 22 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Jenings occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Jenings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jenings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jenings surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jenings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jenings last name is predominantly Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jenings last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jenings earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $38,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $53,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jenings Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jenings in the Bengali language
জেনিংসjeninsa-
Jenings in the Marathi language
जेिंनjeinna-

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