Fennell
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of fennel.
Proper noun
Fennell (plural Fennells)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fennell is the 3163rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11410 individuals. Fennell is most common among White (65.96%) and Black/African American (28.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fennell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 564.