Venn Surname

66,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Venn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fen,' from residence beside a bog or fen (v. Fenn); compare Vanner and Fanner, Sic.

John atte Venne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon Ven, alias Fen, temp.

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Venn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4871:22,4043,132
Australia1,5691:17,2062,410
United States1,3231:273,96725,661
South Africa4461:121,47514,394
Germany4361:184,64621,532
Canada2881:127,93613,339
Wales2551:12,1351,351
Liberia2151:20,5052,063
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Norway501:102,84613,903
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
India361:21,307,372304,812
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
France231:2,887,944200,772
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Senegal211:694,2542,585
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Finland71:785,24338,644
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2821:19,0142,735
Wales841:18,6721,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Venn (346) may also be a first name.

Venn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fen,' from residence beside a bog or fen (v. Fenn); compare Vanner and Fanner, Sic.

John atte Venne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon Ven, alias Fen, temp. 1580: Visit. London, 1634.

John Ven, alias Fen, 1634: ibid.

1594. John Ven, draper (London), and Ellinor Clerke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1619. Richard Venne, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1657. Married — Ambrose Venn and Ellinor Nottingham: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A voiced (West-Country) form of Fenn, q.v.

John atte Venne.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.

See "Annals of a Clerical Family: Being some Account of the Family and Descendants of William Venn, Vicar of Otterton, Devon, 1600-1621" (1904), by John Venn, F.R S.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ven-Ottery is a parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Venn, name of places in Cardinham, Laneast, and Quethiock; from vean, little; fen, fedn, an end, also a head; or guen, a plain, down.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

John de Vein, Normandy 1198. Geoffry de Venis (Ib.). Rualen de Vein 1180-95 (Ib.). Ralph and Thomas de Vein, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Charles Venn was mayor of Barnstaple in 1761 (G.). Venn is a Devonshire place - name. There are a few Venns in Somerset.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Venn Last Name Facts

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

Venn has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Venn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,298th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 969,217 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Venn live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 468,941st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 346 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 2,487 people, or 1 in 22,404. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, Somerset, where 10 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Venn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Venn has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Venn last name grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 682 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 304 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Venn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Venn surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Venn are 18.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Venn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.67% less than the national average, earning 281,454 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 102.95% more than the national average, earning R 482,292 per year; in United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $50,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venne896,396/
Vienn8940/
Voenn891/
Ven869,321/
Vnn8610/
Venndt8037/
Vengne8018/
Vennck801/
Venntt801/
Vesnng800/
Benn7519,272/
Fenn7516,483/
Vien7512,320/
Veen758,927/
Veng753,877/
Wenn752,782/
Vent752,609/
Voen751,293/
Vinn75281/
Vend75250/
Vehn75145/
Venø75107/
Vnne7554/
Vaen7526/
Vuen7519/
Veun759/
Vänn759/
Vwen752/
Vynn751/
Vnnc751/
Vhnn751/
Vesn751/
Vemn751/
D'Venne731/
Benne673,701/
Vendt67811/
Fenne67549/
Vn67303/
Wenne67185/
Venck67181/
Vynne67105/
Vinne6796/
Bienn6747/
Vøien6743/
Phenn6731/
Wenng6722/
Bhenn6722/
Bennő6718/
Wuenn6713/
Vinnå6711/
Veend6711/
Vinnd679/
Waenn677/
Vouen676/
Vengh674/
Benng673/
Bennd673/
Faenn672/
Bennt672/
Vinnh672/
Baenn671/
Vendh671/
Behnn671/
Wennk671/
Veemn671/
Hvnnn671/
Vinng671/
Bennk671/
Mpenn671/
Wennt671/
Vhnnn671/
Vuinn670/
Boenn670/
Fennd670/
Fenng670/
Woenn670/
Beenn670/
Vengg670/
Fienn670/

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