Lenney Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

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

Lenney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leonard,' from the nick. Lenny.

Lenne Textor, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Osbert fil Lene, Suffolk, ibid.

William Leny, Worcestershire, ibid.

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Lenney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:943,90370,502
England1531:364,17025,923
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Wales111:281,32115,850
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

Lenney (188) may also be a first name.

Lenney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leonard,' from the nick. Lenny.

Lenne Textor, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Osbert fil Lene, Suffolk, ibid.

William Leny, Worcestershire, ibid.

1786. Married — George White and Elizabeth Lenny: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 double dims of Leonard, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -e)y, -ie] 2 Dweller at a Marsh-Pasture [Gaelic and Irish leana]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Lennie. An old spelling, Lany, supports the second derivation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Lannai, Normandy. Walter, Joscelin, Hugo de Launay, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Henry de Laune, William Leny, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Lenney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 531,574th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,986,095 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Lenney are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 663,277th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 188 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States Lenney is primarily found in: New York, where 26 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Lenney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lenney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lenney last name grew 282 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lenney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lenney last name is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lenney surname are 4.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lenney earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.09% more than the national average, earning $55,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $54,483 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenneya921/
Leunney920/
Lenne914,115/
Lenny912,048/
Linney833,257/
Lennie832,610/
Lenner831,143/
Lennes83263/
Lennet83100/
Lienne8399/
Lennep8381/
Lennea8373/
Lennyo8359/
Lennoy8326/
Loenne8316/
Lennez8311/
Lennyi835/
Lennay834/
Lennge834/
Lengne833/
Lennee833/
Lienny833/
Lynney832/
Laenne831/
Lennae831/
Lenned831/
Leenne831/
Lennei831/
Lennoe831/
Lennuy831/
Lennye831/
Lemney830/
Lnne800/
Lengner77291/
Lennett77148/
Lennets7733/
Lenneis7716/
Lennaya777/
Lennhed776/
Lengnet775/
Llenner772/
Linneys771/
Glinney771/
Lemneya771/
Lennedt771/
Lennyie771/
Lennerø771/
Lennoye771/
Lennetd771/
Lengnuy771/
Lisnney770/
Lenness770/
Lehenny770/
Lenneus770/
Lenneer770/
Lynne733,795/
Linne733,427/
Lenna73883/
Lenni73407/
Lønne73313/
Lönne73267/
Lemne73103/
Linny73101/
Lünne7395/
Lenné7330/
Länne7327/
Lynny735/
Lneiy734/
Lngey731/
Lnneh731/
Lénne731/
Lnnie731/
Lnnoy731/
Lennuiez7123/
Lennehed7113/
Linner672,794/
Linnet671,400/
Lemnje67437/
Lionne67400/
Leheny67391/
Lennis67341/
Glinne67333/
Linnes67309/
Linnie67149/
Lönner67119/
Lyonne67118/
Lemner6792/
Linnea6765/
Lny6737/
Lingne6732/
Lennui6732/
Lennah6731/
Lynnie6727/
Lønner6721/
Linnee6719/
Lienna6717/
Lennas6715/
Lne6713/
Lemnea6712/
Lennér6712/
Lønnes6712/
Lønnee6711/
Lienni6710/
Lemnei6710/
Lemnyi6710/
Linnae678/
Lynnae677/
Lennoi677/
Lemnee675/
Linnay674/
Linnoe674/
Lhynne673/
Lenniz672/
Lennit672/
Lengna672/
Linnei672/
Lønnøy672/
Lænner672/
Limney671/
Linneh671/
Linnge671/
Llinne671/
Lemneyatt671/
Lennad671/
Hlynny671/
Hlnneh671/
Laenni671/
Lionny671/
Luenna671/
Leunna671/
Lennio671/
Lemnet671/
Lemgne671/
Lennai671/
Lennou671/
Linnoy670/
Lynnay670/
Linniy670/
Linned670/
Gliney670/
Lennat670/

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