Fenning family name history and map
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Fenning in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 79 people named Fenning in Ireland; roughly one in every 56,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 35 men and 42 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Fenning in Ireland
The Fennings were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 60.8% of them (48 people). Next came Dublin (10), Mayo (8), Down (5) and Armagh (3).
Fenning average age in 1911
The average Fenning in 1911 was 27.3 years old, 27.9 for men and 26.9 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Fenning literacy in 1911
Of the Fennings whose literacy was recorded, 82.7% could both read and write, 1.3% could read but not write, and 16% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 84.8% reading and writing against 80.5% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Fenning common first names
The most common male names were William (4), Frederick, James, Thomas and Arthur. For women it was Elizabeth (4), followed by Mary, Annie, Jane and Julia.
Fenning occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Fenning's census form was "Scholar"; 22.8% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were carpenter / joiner (7.6%), metal worker / engineer (6.3%), textile worker (6.3%) and clergy / religious (2.5%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 11.4% of all Fennings, followed by building & construction, metal & engineering and domestic service.
What religion is Fenning?
Most Fennings, 57%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (32.9%), Presbyterian (5.1%), Congregationalist (1.3%) and Salvation Army (1.3%).
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Fenning statistics (1911)
Number: 79
Rank: 4,436
Average Age: 27
Fenning in the USA (2020)
Number: 324
Rank: 66,015
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.