How common is the surname Fenner?

7,678 people in the United States had the surname Fenner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,212 Americans. It ranked 4,619th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fenner?

Frank Fenner, Australian virologist (1914–2010), followed by James Fenner.

Where is the surname Fenner most common?

Wikidata records people named Fenner in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Fenner getting more or less common?

More common. 6,992 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,678 in 2010, up 9.8%.

The surname Fenner

A surname, carried by 7,678 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fenner is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,678 people named Fenner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,212 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,992.

#4,619

rank among US surnames

7,678

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,636)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,610	Ovalle	7,698	40,107
#4,611	Everson	7,694	40,128
#4,613	Shores	7,691	40,144
#4,614	Yuen	7,688	40,159
#4,615	Fontana	7,685	40,175
#4,616	Spruill	7,683	40,186
#4,617	Hofer	7,682	40,191

Who is named Fenner

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

77% of people named Fenner identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fenners

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Fenner
Australian virologist (1914–2010)
James Fenner
American politician (1771-1846)

Notable Fenners come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fenner

Feiner

Fenner has the Soundex code F560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F560.

Questions

How common is the surname Fenner?: 7,678 people in the United States had the surname Fenner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,212 Americans. It ranked 4,619th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fenner?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Fenner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fenner?: Frank Fenner, Australian virologist (1914–2010), followed by James Fenner.
Where is the surname Fenner most common?: Wikidata records people named Fenner in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Fenner getting more or less common?: More common. 6,992 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,678 in 2010, up 9.8%.