Jennings

English

Etymology

From Jenning +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪŋz/

Proper noun

Jennings (countable and uncountable, plural Jenningses or Jennings)

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A placename:
    1. A town in Tenterfield Shire, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia, on the border with Queensland.
    2. A settlement in Saint Mary parish, on Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.
    3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A small town in Hamilton County, Florida.
      2. A minor city and township in Decatur County, Kansas.
      3. A city, the parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
      4. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
      5. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland.
      6. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
      7. A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.
      8. An unincorporated community in the town of Schoepke, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
      9. A number of other townships, in Indiana (4), and Ohio (2), listed under Jennings Township.
    4. Ellipsis of Jennings County.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Jennings is the 347th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 89,700 individuals. Jennings is most common among White (70.87%) and Black (23.06%) individuals.

Proper noun

Jennings

  1. plural of Jenning