Lenney Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLenney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 384 | 1:943,903 | 70,502 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 120 | 1:203,128 | 16,084 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 136 | 1:369,255 | 27,873 |
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.
1 double dims of Leonard, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -e)y, -ie] 2 Dweller at a Marsh-Pasture [Gaelic and Irish leana]
See Lennie. An old spelling, Lany, supports the second derivation.
From Lannai, Normandy. Walter, Joscelin, Hugo de Launay, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Henry de Laune, William Leny, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Lenney Demographics
Lenney Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Lenney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lenney is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenney? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 531,574th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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. Lenney is also the 663,277th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 188 people.
The surname Lenney is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 26 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Lenney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lenney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lenney last name increased 282 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lenney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (64%) in Ireland.
In The United States Lenney are 4.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.41% being registered with the 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.
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