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 | 56 |
Buckinghamshire | 133 |
Berkshire | 230 |
Cambridgeshire | 166 |
Channel Islands | 12 |
Cheshire | 339 |
Cornwall | 392 |
Cumberland | 64 |
Derbyshire | 207 |
Devon | 346 |
Dorset | 42 |
Durham | 574 |
Essex | 1,171 |
Gloucestershire | 521 |
Hampshire | 413 |
Herefordshire | 64 |
Hertfordshire | 264 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 17 |
Isle of Man | 3 |
Kent | 505 |
Lancashire | 1,538 |
Leicestershire | 282 |
Lincolnshire | 157 |
London | 2,776 |
Middlesex | 783 |
Northumberland | 181 |
Norfolk | 101 |
Northamptonshire | 130 |
Nottinghamshire | 280 |
Oxfordshire | 113 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 17 |
Shropshire | 113 |
Suffolk | 373 |
Somerset | 532 |
Surrey | 508 |
Sussex | 247 |
Staffordshire | 833 |
Warwickshire | 1,012 |
Westmorland | 68 |
Wiltshire | 166 |
Worcestershire | 436 |
Yorkshire | 2,376 |
Anglesey | 1 |
Brecknockshire | 12 |
Cardiganshire | 7 |
Carnarvonshire | 21 |
Carmarthenshire | 33 |
Denbighshire | 25 |
Flintshire | 15 |
Glamorgan | 314 |
Merionethshire | 2 |
Montgomeryshire | 4 |
Monmouthshire | 107 |
Pembrokeshire | 1 |
Radnorshire | 7 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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School | 1,892 |
General Labourer | 149 |
Private Means | 144 |
Farm Labourer | 129 |
Labourer | 109 |
General Servant (domestic) | 107 |
None | 84 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 83 |
Farmer | 69 |
Domestic Servant | 67 |
Shop Assistant | 63 |
Clerk | 62 |
Carpenter | 57 |
Dressmaker | 56 |
Bricklayer | 53 |
House Painter | 51 |
Assisting In The Business | 51 |
Charwoman | 49 |
Laundress | 48 |
Butcher | 45 |
At Home | 44 |
Carman | 40 |
Housekeeper | 40 |
Dress Maker | 39 |
House Keeper | 39 |
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 |