Fennessy

Fennessy Meaning & Origin

About Fennessy
The surname Fennessy is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Fionnasaigh, meaning "descendant of Fionnseach." Fionnseach is a personal name derived from the Gaelic word "fionn," which means "fair" or "white." The surname Fennessy is primarily found in County Tipperary and County Limerick in Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Fennessy is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Fennessy: 932
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 26,229
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.32

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fennessy based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Fennessy is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FNS
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F EH1 N IH0 S IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈfɛnɪsi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fennessy in Braille

Here's how to represent Fennessy in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Fennessy in braille

How to sign the name Fennessy using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Fennessy using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fennessy in sign language

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