Jennings Name Meaning: An English derivation from the forename Jenyn/Janyn (a variation of John) meaning 'gift of God', 'son of Janyn or Johannes'.
A name that uses the father's name as the surname, in this case the father's name was probably John or a variant of it.
Discover how your Jennings ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 131 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 188 |
Channel Islands | 13 |
Cheshire | 177 |
Cornwall | 408 |
Cumberland | 73 |
Derbyshire | 108 |
Devon | 286 |
Dorset | 38 |
Durham | 220 |
Essex | 410 |
Gloucestershire | 300 |
Hampshire | 250 |
Herefordshire | 53 |
Hertfordshire | 176 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 236 |
Lancashire | 810 |
Leicestershire | 138 |
Lincolnshire | 87 |
London | 2,076 |
Middlesex | 196 |
Northumberland | 75 |
Norfolk | 27 |
Northamptonshire | 80 |
Nottinghamshire | 98 |
Oxfordshire | 119 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
Shropshire | 81 |
Suffolk | 327 |
Somerset | 451 |
Surrey | 125 |
Sussex | 96 |
Staffordshire | 433 |
Warwickshire | 516 |
Westmorland | 85 |
Wiltshire | 104 |
Worcestershire | 194 |
Yorkshire | 1,628 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 10 |
Cardiganshire | 4 |
Carnarvonshire | 5 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 9 |
Flintshire | 1 |
Glamorgan | 71 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 7 |
Monmouthshire | 48 |
Pembrokeshire | 1 |
Radnorshire | 5 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 1,923 |
Agricultural Labourer | 273 |
Labourer | 244 |
Domestic Servant | 110 |
General Servant | 109 |
Dress Maker | 92 |
Servant | 78 |
Carpenter | 71 |
Annuitant | 60 |
Coal Miner | 59 |
Laundress | 57 |
House Keeper | 56 |
Worsted Weaver | 47 |
Farm Labourer | 42 |
Gardener | 36 |
Butcher | 36 |
Bricklayer | 34 |
Cook | 30 |
Shoe Maker | 30 |
Nurse | 30 |
Charwoman | 29 |
Errand Boy | 29 |
Tailor | 29 |
Farm Servant | 28 |
Worsted Spinner | 28 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Jennings | 6,573 |
William Jennings | 6,565 |
John Jennings | 5,692 |
Elizabeth Jennings | 4,095 |
Thomas Jennings | 3,772 |
Sarah Jennings | 3,375 |
George Jennings | 3,318 |
James Jennings | 2,916 |
Ann Jennings | 2,073 |
Henry Jennings | 1,995 |
Charles Jennings | 1,933 |
Joseph Jennings | 1,622 |
Eliza Jennings | 1,570 |
Jane Jennings | 1,563 |
Emma Jennings | 1,373 |
Edward Jennings | 1,330 |
Annie Jennings | 1,329 |
Alice Jennings | 1,323 |
Ellen Jennings | 1,269 |
Arthur Jennings | 1,119 |
Robert Jennings | 1,102 |
Alfred Jennings | 1,079 |
Frederick Jennings | 1,027 |
Hannah Jennings | 1,026 |
Richard Jennings | 1,021 |