How common is the surname Fennell?

11,410 people in the United States had the surname Fennell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,059 Americans. It ranked 3,163rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fennell?

Frederick Fennell, American conductor (1914-2004).

Where is the surname Fennell most common?

Wikidata records people named Fennell in the United States.

Is the surname Fennell getting more or less common?

More common. 10,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,410 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Fennell

An occupational surname, carried by 11,410 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fennell is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

Metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of fennel.

Fennell is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,410 people named Fennell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,059 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,884.

#3,163

rank among US surnames

11,410

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,052)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,154	Keane	11,459	26,943
#3,155	Gooch	11,453	26,958
#3,156	Baumgartner	11,448	26,969
#3,157	Devore	11,445	26,976
#3,158	Hyman	11,436	26,998
#3,159	Wenzel	11,432	27,007
#3,160	Janssen	11,423	27,028

Who is named Fennell

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

66% of people named Fennell identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fennells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederick Fennell
American conductor (1914-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Funnell

Surnames that sound like Fennell

Fennell has the Soundex code F540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F540.

Questions

Where does the surname Fennell come from?: Metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of fennel.
How common is the surname Fennell?: 11,410 people in the United States had the surname Fennell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,059 Americans. It ranked 3,163rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fennell?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Fennell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fennell?: Frederick Fennell, American conductor (1914-2004).
Where is the surname Fennell most common?: Wikidata records people named Fennell in the United States.
What type of surname is Fennell?: Fennell is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Fennell getting more or less common?: More common. 10,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,410 in 2010, up 4.8%.
What are other spellings of Fennell?: Funnell.