Fenning is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fenning
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Fenning

How popular is Fenning?

Fenning is ranked 179466 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fennings plummeted by 17.63085 per cent to 299 since 2000 and slipped by 12744 spots and ranked at 66164. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.61 90.63
Black 9.03 7.16
Others 5.69 1.38
Hispanic or Latino 2.01 0
Fenning is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Ghana which may be its originating country too. Around 1988 people have been found who wears Fenning as their family name. Fenning is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
122,390 Belarus4
124,420 Spain3
9,097 Wales3
118,441 Germany2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
91,784 Netherlands2
18,625 Japan2
24,766 Scotland2
139,444 Brazil2
199,150 Kazakhstan1
12,270 Lebanon1
53,505 Turkey1
14,618 Guyana1
77,122 Sweden1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,429 New Zealand45
6,873 Ireland44
406,964 Russia14
Countries with hundreds of Fenning:
5,019 Ghana559
50,879 United States521
14,146 England414
10,613 Australia262
32,758 Canada101
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer William Fenning from Ireland aboard the Canton from Belfast during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on August 1, 1849. 60 years old Edward Fenning, Immigrant Thomas Fenning, Patk. Fenning (21) Workman, Gardner/grower William Fenning, are other Fenning that migrated to US.

Fenning Namesakes

  • Anna Fenninger, Alpine ski racer
  • Anna Fenninger, Alpine ski racer
  • Kyla Fenning, Film Art Director
  • John Fenning, Olympic athlete

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