Fenning Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fenning Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fenning family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 4
Cook Domestic 3
General Labourer 3
Farmer 3
Dock Labourer 2
Draper's Assistant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Inmate 2
Office Boy 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Gardener Domestic 2
Hosiery Linker 2
Dress Maker 2
Professor Of Music 2
Journyman Butcher 1
Lace Mill Foreman 1
Laundry Work 1
News Agent 1
News Agent & Tobacconist 1
Assistant Overseer Rate Tax & Tithe Collector 1
Grocer&haberdasher 1
Joiner (wood) 1
Railway Carriage Labourer Coach 1
Teacher Art 1
Coachman Domestic 1

Fenning Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fanning 86% 2,848
2 Fenning 100% 2,805
3 Finning 86% 426

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The surname Fenning is the 2nd most popular variant of Fanning.

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