Fennell

English

Alternative forms

• Funnell

Etymology

Metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of fennel.

Proper noun

Fennell (plural Fennells)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fennell is the 3163^rd 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.