Jennings Name Meaning: An English derivation from the forename Jenyn/Janyn (a variation of John) meaning 'gift of God', 'son of Janyn or Johannes'.
A name that uses the father's name as the surname, in this case the father's name was probably John or a variant of it.
Discover how your Jennings ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 127 |
Berkshire | 191 |
Cambridgeshire | 137 |
Channel Islands | 9 |
Cheshire | 160 |
Cornwall | 434 |
Cumberland | 57 |
Derbyshire | 98 |
Devon | 285 |
Dorset | 28 |
Durham | 170 |
Essex | 274 |
Gloucestershire | 215 |
Hampshire | 166 |
Herefordshire | 52 |
Hertfordshire | 157 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 316 |
Lancashire | 557 |
Leicestershire | 106 |
Lincolnshire | 70 |
London | 1,218 |
Middlesex | 99 |
Northumberland | 53 |
Norfolk | 67 |
Northamptonshire | 87 |
Nottinghamshire | 116 |
Oxfordshire | 111 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
Shropshire | 84 |
Suffolk | 262 |
Somerset | 416 |
Surrey | 107 |
Sussex | 53 |
Staffordshire | 363 |
Warwickshire | 482 |
Westmorland | 97 |
Wiltshire | 96 |
Worcestershire | 172 |
Yorkshire | 1,338 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 19 |
Cardiganshire | 2 |
Carnarvonshire | 2 |
Carmarthenshire | 2 |
Denbighshire | 8 |
Flintshire | 2 |
Glamorgan | 33 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 15 |
Monmouthshire | 27 |
Pembrokeshire | 8 |
Radnorshire | 8 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 1,453 |
Agricultural Labourer | 357 |
Labourer | 117 |
House Servant | 101 |
Dress Maker | 101 |
Servant | 59 |
General Servant | 56 |
House Keeper | 51 |
Coal Miner | 51 |
Laundress | 49 |
Carpenter | 47 |
Carter | 38 |
Cook | 35 |
Tailor | 35 |
Domestic Servant | 33 |
Worsted Spinner | 30 |
Farm Labourer | 29 |
House Maid | 27 |
Shoe Maker | 27 |
Blacksmith | 26 |
Errand Boy | 25 |
Milliner | 24 |
Gardener | 23 |
Governess | 23 |
Wife | 22 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Jennings | 6,573 |
William Jennings | 6,565 |
John Jennings | 5,692 |
Elizabeth Jennings | 4,095 |
Thomas Jennings | 3,772 |
Sarah Jennings | 3,375 |
George Jennings | 3,318 |
James Jennings | 2,916 |
Ann Jennings | 2,073 |
Henry Jennings | 1,995 |
Charles Jennings | 1,933 |
Joseph Jennings | 1,622 |
Eliza Jennings | 1,570 |
Jane Jennings | 1,563 |
Emma Jennings | 1,373 |
Edward Jennings | 1,330 |
Annie Jennings | 1,329 |
Alice Jennings | 1,323 |
Ellen Jennings | 1,269 |
Arthur Jennings | 1,119 |
Robert Jennings | 1,102 |
Alfred Jennings | 1,079 |
Frederick Jennings | 1,027 |
Hannah Jennings | 1,026 |
Richard Jennings | 1,021 |