Jennison Surname

134,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Jennison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John,' from Old French Jean, diminutive Jenin; v. Jennings. The feminine Jenny was probably not in use at this time. It is almost certain that it was a masculine form at first and a modification of Jenin, just as Colly was of Colin.

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Jennison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6411:220,87721,425
England1,1031:50,5156,260
Australia3191:84,6269,797
Canada1281:287,85626,805
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Wales251:123,7819,267
Norway71:734,61250,907
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Panama41:978,06412,245
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5261:46,3415,744
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7031:71,4357,672

Jennison (175) may also be a first name.

Jennison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John,' from Old French Jean, diminutive Jenin; v. Jennings. The feminine Jenny was probably not in use at this time. It is almost certain that it was a masculine form at first and a modification of Jenin, just as Colly was of Colin.

Alan fil. Jene, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Jenysyn. Valor Ecclesiasticus.

Joan Geneson, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

Willelmus Gyneson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Gene, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Genne, 1379: ibid.

Agnes Gine, 1379: ibid.

Agar Genyson, 1546: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

Robert Jennison, merchant, 1668. Tomb. St. Nicholas, Newcastle-on-Tyne: Brand's History of Newcastle.

1666. John Jenney and Mary Reading: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 Jenn(e)y’s Son: v. Jenn(e)y.

2 Jennin’s Son: v. Jennin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Jenny, a pet form of the French Jean (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of Jane? See Female Christian Names. This family have acquired, in co. Durham, the character of the Jealous Jennisons. Denham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Jennison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jennison is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jennison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jennison is the 134,462nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,176,686 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Jennison reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 690,096th most common given name world-wide It is held by 175 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,641 people, or 1 in 220,877. In The United States Jennison is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Jennison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jennison has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jennison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jennison last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.04% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jennison earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 124.57% more than the national average, earning 777,192 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.19% more than the national average, earning R 278,496 per year; in United States they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $51,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,909 CAD per year.

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