How common is the surname Fenimore?

1,766 people in the United States had the surname Fenimore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,828 Americans. It ranked 16,315th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fenimore?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Fenimore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Fenimore getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,766 in 2010, down 1.5%.

Is Fenimore also a first name?

Yes. Fenimore is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Fenimore

A surname, carried by 1,766 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F556

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fenimore is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,766 people named Fenimore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,828 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,793.

#16,315

rank among US surnames

1,766

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,093)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,313	Pauling	1,767	174,729
#16,315	Dolph	1,766	174,828

Who is named Fenimore

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Fenimore identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Fenimore?: 1,766 people in the United States had the surname Fenimore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,828 Americans. It ranked 16,315th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fenimore?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Fenimore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Fenimore getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,766 in 2010, down 1.5%.
Is Fenimore also a first name?: Yes. Fenimore is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.