Fenning
See also: fenning
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived by a fen or marsh, from fen + -ing.
Proper noun
Fenning (plural Fennings)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fenning is the 66164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 299 individuals. Fenning is most common among White (82.61%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fenning”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 564.