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

The surname Venn is found most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Venn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 66,298th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 969,217 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Venn are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 468,941st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 346 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 2,487 people, or 1 in 22,404. In England Venn is most numerous in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Somerset, where 10 percent are found and Hampshire, where 7 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Venn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Venn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 682 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 304 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Venn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Venn last name is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Venn last name are 18.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.59% registered to vote for the 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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