Vennel Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

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

Vennel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the vennel,' i.e. a small street or passage; compare 'vennel, a gutter, a sink. North' (Halliwell). compare the French Enfiler la venelle, 'to run away. Still in use in Scotland for a small lane or passage.

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Vennel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
India211:36,526,923420,161
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Vennel (42) may also be a first name.

Vennel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the vennel,' i.e. a small street or passage; compare 'vennel, a gutter, a sink. North' (Halliwell). compare the French Enfiler la venelle, 'to run away. Still in use in Scotland for a small lane or passage. From a large number of entries in the Hundred Rolls a few instances may be given.

Geoffrey de la Venele, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

Alexanderin Venella, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas in Venello, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Isabel de la Venele, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Richard en le Venel, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Matilda de Venella, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Also in Rutland and Cambridge.

'Simon Venell, alias Fennell, priest' 1502: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

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

VENNAL: From residence in a vennel (Sc. vennal, vennel, French, venelle, a small street). Walter dominus de Venali, burgess of Aberdeen, 1292 (Panmure, II, 1510). Geoffry de Venali, also of Aberdeen, swore fealty in 1296. His seal bears device a lion rampant, fighting with a horned dragon, both erect, S' Galfridi de Wenali (Bain, II, p. 181). Symone de Venella appears as charter witness in Perth, 1365 (RMS., I, 196).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 Dweller by a Gutter or Ditch; lor in an Alley [North. English vennel, a gutter, sink; also scot. venall, an alley-M.French venelle, a small street, alley; from Latin vena, a vein, watercourse] Isabel de la Venele.—Hundred Rolls Richard en le Venel.— do.

2 voiced forms of Fennel(l, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Vennel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vennel (Marathi: वनेल) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vennel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vennel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Vennel reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Vennel is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 42 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 35 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Vennel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vennel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vennel surname rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vennel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vennel surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Vennel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.29% more than the national average, earning $53,199 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vennell92481/
Venneel922/
Vennelæ921/
Fennel831,728/
Wennel8321/
Bennel8317/
Vinnel833/
Fennell7726,779/
Bennell771,173/
Vinnell77178/
Wennell77105/
Phennel7723/
Bennelt773/
Bennuel772/
Biennel771/
Fennelt771/
Wenniel771/
Fenniel771/
Foennel771/
Benniel770/
Vnoel731/
Venld731/
Ffennell7114/
Fengnell715/
Fennelll711/
Bennehel711/
Fiennell711/
Fenneell711/
Buennell711/
Phennell711/
Fenniell710/
Vennlett710/
Finnel67177/
Venlet67161/
Winnel67120/
Binnel6716/
Vnl677/
Wynnel673/
Vengli672/
Fennll670/
Fennil670/

Vennel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vennel in the Marathi language
वनेलvanela50
वेननेलvenanela50

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