Jennings is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jennings
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The family name is the variant form of Jannings. JohnA more correct spelling than Jennings. See - This baptismal name, which is of Norman introduction, has rarely passed into a surname. The Lond. Direct. for 1852 affords but one instance. It has been, however, the source, in various modified forms, of a considerable number of names, some of which are amongst the most common in the whole circle of our nomenclature. Its immediate derivative, John son, and its Welsh genitive form , Jones, substantiate this assertion; but we have besides Johns, Johnes, Joanes, Johncock, Janson, Jannings, Jennings, Jenks, Jenkyn, Jenkins, and Jinkins, Jenkinson, and perhaps Janes and Jenson. The Flemish nickname Hans from Johannes, seems to be the root of Hanson, Hancock, etc. Jack and Jackson might seem to claim the same parentage, but I think there is more reason for affiliating them upon James.

A termination of several surnames, as Littlejohn, Micklejohn, Upjohn, Prettyjohn, Applejohn, Properjohn, and Brownjohn.

Some of these, as Upjohn and Apple john, may be corruptions—the rest seem to be significant and descriptive. John is a personal name so common throughout Christendom that some prefix by way of epithet seems occasionally to have been necessary, in order to distinguish between two or more persons bearing it; thus the French have their Grosjeans, 'big or fat Johns;' the Dutch their Grootjans, or ó bulky Johns; ' the Italians their Gioranizzi, or 'handsome large Johns;' the Highlanders their Mac- Fadyeans, the sons of 'long John,' as also their Mac-Trors or sons of 'big John;' and the Lowland Scotch their Mickejohns or 'large stout Johns.' In the Hundred Rolls, we have one Duraund lo Bon Johan-'Durrant the Goodl-John!'.

Descendant of Jen, a pet variant of John meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

See John - This baptismal name, which is of Norman introduction, has rarely passed into a surname. The Lond. Direct. for 1852 affords but one instance. It has been, however, the source, in various modified forms, of a considerable number of names, some of which are amongst the most common in the whole circle of our nomenclature. Its immediate derivative, John son, and its Welsh genitive form , Jones, substantiate this assertion; but we have besides Johns, Johnes, Joanes, Johncock, Janson, Jannings, Jennings, Jenks, Jenkyn, Jenkins, and Jinkins, Jenkinson, and perhaps Janes and Jenson. The Flemish nickname Hans from Johannes, seems to be the root of Hanson, Hancock, etc. Jack and Jackson might seem to claim the same parentage, but I think there is more reason for affiliating them upon James.

A termination of several surnames, as Littlejohn, Micklejohn, Upjohn, Prettyjohn, Applejohn, Properjohn, and Brownjohn.

Some of these, as Upjohn and Apple john, may be corruptions—the rest seem to be significant and descriptive. John is a personal name so common throughout Christendom that some prefix by way of epithet seems occasionally to have been necessary, in order to distinguish between two or more persons bearing it; thus the French have their Grosjeans, 'big or fat Johns;' the Dutch their Grootjans, or ó bulky Johns; ' the Italians their Gioranizzi, or 'handsome large Johns;' the Highlanders their Mac- Fadyeans, the sons of 'long John,' as also their Mac-Trors or sons of 'big John;' and the Lowland Scotch their Mickejohns or 'large stout Johns.' In the Hundred Rolls, we have one Duraund lo Bon Johan-'Durrant the Goodl-John!'.

How popular is Jennings?

Jennings is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Turks and Caicos Islands, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Bahamas, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Germany.

Jennings is ranked 3256 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jennings bearers increased by 3.06 per cent in 2010 US census to 89700 since 2000, the surname slipped by 26 spots and ranked at 347. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.87 73.38
Black 23.06 22.36
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.53
Others 2.25 1.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.7 0.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66 0.56
Jennings is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Turks and Caicos Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 173193 people have been found who wears Jennings as their family name. Jennings is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Jennings:
312 United States116,500
Countries with ten thousands of Jennings:
260 England26,087
291 Australia12,136
Countries with thousands of Jennings:
1,036 Canada5,242
306 Ireland3,093
388 New Zealand1,674
4,431 South Africa1,564
293 Wales1,163
Countries with hundreds of Jennings:
464 Jamaica929
410 Northern Ireland917
1,187 Scotland669
26 Turks and Caicos Islands304
43,365 Thailand277
841 Trinidad and Tobago260
34,290 Brazil222
320 Bahamas178
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
20,197 Spain132
49,754 Germany128
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
182,786 India84
86 British Virgin Islands83
2,745 Singapore81
223 United States Virgin Islands80
86 American Samoa69
5,897 Dominican Republic69
112,047 France66
33,208 Netherlands64
173 Bermuda61
4,582 Bahrain59
14,824 Switzerland52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
318 Isle of Man50
1,442 French Polynesia43
2,383 Guyana41
223 Cayman Islands37
527 Jersey34
3,049 Cyprus33
142,207 Philippines33
15,299 Denmark31
22,171 Sweden31
4,684 Panama28
49,681 Malaysia26
15,343 Botswana22
50,656 Zimbabwe22
3,723 China20
42,320 Japan19
666 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18
62,292 Czechia16
32,589 Norway15
15,474 Ecuador14
585 Gibraltar13
3,500 Hong Kong12
108,968 Italy12
40,270 Mexico12
51 Falkland Islands11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
33,931 Venezuela9
3,029 Guam8
488,268 Indonesia8
62,476 Israel8
80,919 Austria7
146,768 Poland7
17,284 Bangladesh6
103,447 Belgium6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Jennings was 25 years old when he migrated to New-York during Irish famine on March 27, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Shenandoah from Liverpool. Workwoman Margaret Jennings, Bridget Jennings (19) Spinster, William Jennings (19) Farmer, 30 years old Allen Jennings, 20 years old Ann Jennings, Workwoman Cecila Jennings, Workman Michael Jennings, 20 years old Peter Jennings, and 165 other Jennings around 58.42% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer, servant, carpenter migrated to US.

From Germany

Anna Jennings from Germany aboard the Saxonia from Hamburg & Havre on April 2, 1869. She is registered to be 5 years old when she arrived in United States. Student W. Jennings, 18 years old Anna Jennings, Anna Jennings (42), Christian Jennings (43) Laborer, Christine Jennings, aged 3, Margaretha Jennings, aged 6, Susanna Jennings, aged 7, 24 years old Julius Jennings, Anne-B. Jennings, aged 5, and 1 other Jennings majority of whom were laborer migrated to US from Hamburg, Hamburg & Havre and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Jennings Namesakes

  • Elizabeth Jennings, theguardian
  • Gary Jennings, American author
  • Robert Yewdall Jennings, was Whewell Professor of International Law at Cambridge University from 1955 to 1982 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice
  • Hargrave Jennings, British Freemason, Rosicrucian
  • William Nicholson Jennings, photographer active in Philadelphia from the 1890s
  • Stanley Jennings, cartoonist, photographer, graphic designer
  • Edmund Jennings, English politician
  • J. T. W. Jennings, Milwaukee Railroad's architect from 1885 to 1893
  • Edward Harrington Jennings, 10th President of The Ohio State University from September 1
  • Gabe Jennings, American Olympian was one of the United States' premier middle distance runners
  • Daphne Jennings, She was elected as a Reform party candidate at the Mission—Coquitlam electoral district
  • Al Jennings, attorney in Oklahoma Territory
  • Roland Jennings, British chartered accountant and politician
  • Thomas L. Jennings, African-American tradesman and abolitionist
  • Brewster Jennings, founder and president of the Socony-Vacuum company
  • Jesse D. Jennings, American archaeologist and anthropologist and founding director of the Natural History Museum of Utah
  • Thomas Walter Jennings,
  • Henry Constantine Jennings, antiquarian, collector and gambler
  • George Jennings, English sanitary engineer and plumber
  • Herbert Spencer Jennings, American zoologist, geneticist, and eugenicist
  • Waylon Jennings, American singer, songwriter, and musician
  • Will Jennings, American songwriter,
  • Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist
  • Hughie Jennings, American professional baseball player
  • Marlene Jennings, Canadian former politician
  • Alex Jennings, English actor
  • Ken Jennings, American game show contestant and author
  • Humphrey Jennings, English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation
  • Jonathan Jennings, first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman
  • William Sherman Jennings, American politician
  • Mason Jennings, American folk-pop singer-songwriter
  • Kerri Walsh Jennings, American professional beach volleyball player
  • Tom Jennings, Los Angeles-based artist and technician
  • Toni Jennings, American politician
  • Pat Jennings, Northern Irish former football player
  • Jonas Jennings, former American football offensive tackle that played
  • Garth Jennings, British film director, screenwriter
  • Ray Jennings, former South African cricketer
  • Brian Jennings, former American football long snapper and tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League
  • Gerald Jennings, served as the 74th mayor of Albany, New York
  • Lyfe Jennings, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
  • Claudia Jennings, American actress
  • William M. Jennings, executive in the National Hockey League
  • Robin Jennings, Singaporean-born American former professional baseball outfielder
  • Patrick Jennings, Irish-Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales
  • Rory Jennings, British actor
  • Shooter Jennings, American singer-songwriter
  • Claude Jennings, cricketer who played for South Australia
  • Jason Jennings, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • Ivor Jennings, British lawyer and academic
  • Iain Jennings, keyboard player

Jennings Namesakes

  • Elizabeth Jennings, theguardian
  • Gary Jennings, American author
  • Robert Yewdall Jennings, was Whewell Professor of International Law at Cambridge University from 1955 to 1982 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice
  • Hargrave Jennings, British Freemason, Rosicrucian
  • William Nicholson Jennings, photographer active in Philadelphia from the 1890s
  • Stanley Jennings, cartoonist, photographer, graphic designer
  • Edmund Jennings, English politician
  • J. T. W. Jennings, Milwaukee Railroad's architect from 1885 to 1893
  • Edward Harrington Jennings, 10th President of The Ohio State University from September 1
  • Gabe Jennings, American Olympian was one of the United States' premier middle distance runners
  • Daphne Jennings, She was elected as a Reform party candidate at the Mission—Coquitlam electoral district
  • Al Jennings, attorney in Oklahoma Territory
  • Roland Jennings, British chartered accountant and politician
  • Thomas L. Jennings, African-American tradesman and abolitionist
  • Brewster Jennings, founder and president of the Socony-Vacuum company
  • Jesse D. Jennings, American archaeologist and anthropologist and founding director of the Natural History Museum of Utah
  • Thomas Walter Jennings,
  • Henry Constantine Jennings, antiquarian, collector and gambler
  • George Jennings, English sanitary engineer and plumber
  • Herbert Spencer Jennings, American zoologist, geneticist, and eugenicist
  • Waylon Jennings, American singer, songwriter, and musician
  • Will Jennings, American songwriter,
  • Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist
  • Hughie Jennings, American professional baseball player
  • Marlene Jennings, Canadian former politician
  • Alex Jennings, English actor
  • Ken Jennings, American game show contestant and author
  • Humphrey Jennings, English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation
  • Jonathan Jennings, first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman
  • William Sherman Jennings, American politician
  • Mason Jennings, American folk-pop singer-songwriter
  • Kerri Walsh Jennings, American professional beach volleyball player
  • Tom Jennings, Los Angeles-based artist and technician
  • Toni Jennings, American politician
  • Pat Jennings, Northern Irish former football player
  • Jonas Jennings, former American football offensive tackle that played
  • Garth Jennings, British film director, screenwriter
  • Ray Jennings, former South African cricketer
  • Brian Jennings, former American football long snapper and tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League
  • Gerald Jennings, served as the 74th mayor of Albany, New York
  • Lyfe Jennings, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
  • Claudia Jennings, American actress
  • William M. Jennings, executive in the National Hockey League
  • Robin Jennings, Singaporean-born American former professional baseball outfielder
  • Patrick Jennings, Irish-Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales
  • Rory Jennings, British actor
  • Shooter Jennings, American singer-songwriter
  • Claude Jennings, cricketer who played for South Australia
  • Jason Jennings, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • Ivor Jennings, British lawyer and academic
  • Iain Jennings, keyboard player

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