Vennell Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

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

Vennell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the vennel'; v. Vennell, and compare Venn and Fenn, Vanner and Fanner.

Vennell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
England651:857,20145,134
Australia531:509,35338,491
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Vennell (21) may also be a first name.

Vennell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the vennel'; v. Vennell, and compare Venn and Fenn, Vanner and Fanner.

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

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

Vennell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vennell occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Vennell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vennell? popularity and diffusion

Vennell is the 634,180th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Vennell are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Vennell is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 36 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 17 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Vennell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vennell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vennell surname increased 631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vennell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vennell last name are 13.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vennell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.45% less than the national average, earning R 129,624 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $43,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning $56,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vennel92109/
Fennell8626,779/
Bennell861,173/
Vinnell86178/
Wennell86105/
Venneel862/
Vennelæ861/
Ffennell8014/
Fengnell805/
Buennell801/
Phennell801/
Fenneell801/
Fennelll801/
Fiennell801/
Fenniell800/
Fennel771,728/
Wennel7721/
Bennel7717/
Vinnel773/
Fennll770/
Finnell714,131/
Winnell71436/
Binnell71152/
Phennel7123/
Wynnell718/
Wemnell714/
Bennelt713/
Bennuel712/
Bemnell712/
Wenniel711/
Fennelt711/
Fenniel711/
Foennel711/
Fennill711/
Biennel711/
Benniel710/
Bennill710/
Phinnell6711/
Wångnell679/
Bnell672/
Buunnell671/
Fnell671/
Benll671/
Venld671/
Bennehel671/
Vnoel671/
Fenll670/
Binniell670/
Vennlett670/

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