Fennessey is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fennessey
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Grandson of Fionnghus meaning "fair choice".

How popular is Fennessey?

Fennessey is common in United States.

Fennessey is ranked 329084 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fennesseys grew by 10.46 per cent to 528 since 2000 and ranked 41234 after elevating 1443 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.7 95.82
Hispanic or Latino 2.84 2.09
Others 1.33 0
Fennessey is an uncommon last name, few people in United States and United States Virgin Islands have the family name. Around 1126 people have been found who wears Fennessey as their family name. Fennessey have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Fennessey:
35,914 United States877
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,739 Canada94
5,625 Scotland72
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
54,689 England48
10,911 Ireland15

Related Family Names: