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 | 52 |
Buckinghamshire | 144 |
Berkshire | 172 |
Cambridgeshire | 180 |
Channel Islands | 9 |
Cheshire | 323 |
Cornwall | 385 |
Cumberland | 71 |
Derbyshire | 113 |
Devon | 361 |
Dorset | 21 |
Durham | 321 |
Essex | 498 |
Gloucestershire | 320 |
Hampshire | 259 |
Herefordshire | 53 |
Hertfordshire | 207 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 25 |
Isle of Man | 7 |
Kent | 368 |
Lancashire | 1,020 |
Leicestershire | 198 |
Lincolnshire | 110 |
London | 2,322 |
Middlesex | 301 |
Northumberland | 69 |
Norfolk | 94 |
Northamptonshire | 86 |
Nottinghamshire | 241 |
Oxfordshire | 108 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 25 |
Shropshire | 88 |
Suffolk | 276 |
Somerset | 460 |
Surrey | 198 |
Sussex | 166 |
Staffordshire | 585 |
Warwickshire | 707 |
Westmorland | 61 |
Wiltshire | 116 |
Worcestershire | 289 |
Yorkshire | 1,955 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 6 |
Cardiganshire | 3 |
Carnarvonshire | 11 |
Carmarthenshire | 9 |
Denbighshire | 4 |
Flintshire | 2 |
Glamorgan | 175 |
Merionethshire | 3 |
Montgomeryshire | 4 |
Monmouthshire | 43 |
Pembrokeshire | 1 |
Radnorshire | 17 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 2,203 |
Agricultural Labourer | 190 |
General Labourer | 190 |
Coal Miner | 137 |
Dress Maker | 120 |
Living On Own Means | 116 |
Domestic Servant | 107 |
Labourer | 106 |
Living On Her Own Means | 82 |
Laundress | 74 |
General Servant | 65 |
Carpenter | 63 |
Farmer | 63 |
Farm Labourer | 61 |
House Keeper | 56 |
General Servant Domestic | 53 |
Gardener | 47 |
Clerk | 42 |
Butcher | 40 |
Tailor | 37 |
Blacksmith | 35 |
Cotton Weaver | 32 |
Errand Boy | 32 |
Grocer | 31 |
Farm Servant | 31 |
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 |