Jenny Surname
Approximately 15,682 people bear this surname
Jenny 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.
Read More About This SurnameJenny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3,383 | 1:2,428 | 285 |
| United States | 2,378 | 1:152,422 | 15,648 |
| Bangladesh | 2,163 | 1:73,674 | 3,528 |
| France | 1,537 | 1:43,216 | 5,450 |
| New Zealand | 999 | 1:4,533 | 716 |
| Australia | 763 | 1:35,381 | 4,664 |
| Indonesia | 504 | 1:262,399 | 23,779 |
| Austria | 498 | 1:17,099 | 2,580 |
| Papua New Guinea | 497 | 1:16,406 | 1,627 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| India | 259 | 1:2,961,642 | 89,150 |
| Dominican Republic | 254 | 1:41,075 | 2,198 |
| Nigeria | 234 | 1:757,020 | 34,256 |
| Germany | 200 | 1:402,527 | 37,103 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Iraq | 168 | 1:208,462 | 4,771 |
| England | 165 | 1:337,685 | 24,727 |
| Malaysia | 153 | 1:192,773 | 11,436 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| Israel | 57 | 1:150,134 | 15,774 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Solomon Islands | 48 | 1:12,084 | 2,184 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Poland | 41 | 1:927,043 | 69,048 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Liechtenstein | 23 | 1:1,669 | 173 |
| Hong Kong | 22 | 1:333,431 | 3,127 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Vietnam | 15 | 1:6,176,404 | 2,493 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | 1:273,088 | 2,549 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 452 | 1:111,103 | 11,052 |
The alternate forms: Jenný (1) are calculated separately.
Jenny (1,069,637) may also be a first name.
Jenny 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).
The French Jeanney, a diminutive from Jean: v. John.
The son of Jane? See Female Christian Names. This family have acquired, in co. Durham, the character of the Jealous Jennisons. Denham.
Jenny Demographics
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Jenny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jenny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jenny (Arabic: جينّي, Bengali: জেনী, Hindi: जेन्नी, Marathi: जेनी, Oriya: େଜନନ୍ୀ) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Jenný. For other potential spellings of Jenny click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jenny? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,850th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 464,708 people. The surname Jenny is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Jenny reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 22 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 811th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 1,069,637 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is held by 3,383 people, or 1 in 2,428. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 24 percent are found, Canton of Fribourg, where 12 percent are found and Canton of Glarus, where 9 percent are found. Other than Switzerland this surname exists in 117 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 14 percent are found.
Jenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jenny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jenny surname expanded 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 324 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jenny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Baptist (100%) in Ireland and Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Jenny surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jenny earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 47.07% less than the national average, earning $12,015,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $50,260 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jenny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny in the Bengali language | ||
| জেনী | jeni | - |
| Jenny in the Hindi language | ||
| जेन्नी | jenni | - |
| Jenny in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜନନ୍ୀ | ejanani | - |
| Jenny in the Marathi language | ||
| जेनी | jeni | 92.45 |
| जेन | jena | 1.89 |
| जॅनी | jeni | 1.89 |
| Jenny in the Arabic language | ||
| جينّي | jyny | - |
| جينى | jyny | - |
| جيني | jyny | - |
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Jenny Reference & Research
Jennett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Jennett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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