Fennessy
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnghusa (“descendant of Fionnghus”), a personal name based on fionn (“fair, white”) + gus (“vigor, force”).
Proper noun
editFennessy (plural Fennessys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fennessy is the 26229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 932 individuals. Fennessy is most common among White (93.88%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fennessy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 564.