Gennings

Gennings Meaning & Origin

About Gennings
The surname Gennings is of English origin and is derived from the personal name "Jenyn," a diminutive form of the given name "John." The name John itself comes from the Hebrew name "Yochanan," meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Gennings can be interpreted to mean "son of Jenyn" or "descendant of John." It is a patronymic surname, indicating a family's connection to an ancestor named Jenyn or John.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Gennings: 207
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 89,403
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JNNKS
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G05052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH EH1 N IH0 NG Z
🌐 IPA
/gennings*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JNNKS', 'KNNKS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G552

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gennings in Braille

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

The name Gennings in braille

How to sign the name Gennings using Sign Language

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

The name Gennings in sign language

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