Fenton Family History

Fenton Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Staffordshire, and Nottinghamshire, so called from Old English fenn ‘marsh, fen’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

Irish: English surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Fionnachta or Ó Fiachna ‘descendant of Fiachna’, an old personal name Anglicized as Feighney and sometimes mistranslated as Hunt (see Fee 1 and Finnerty).

Scottish: habitational name from Fenton in East Lothian.

Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, for example, Finkelstein.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Felton, Denton, Kenton, Henton, Benton, Lenton, Renton, Winton, Belton, Fenlon

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You can see how Fenton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fenton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fenton families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,389 Fenton families living in Lancashire. This was about 27% of all the recorded Fenton's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Fenton families in 1891.

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What did your Fenton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Fenton. 12% of Fenton men worked as a General labourer and 67% of Fenton women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fenton were Colliery hewer and Cotton weaver.

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General labourer

12%

Builders labourer

Farm labourer

Colliery hewer

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Cotton weaver

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Census Record

There are 210K census records available for the last name Fenton. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Fenton census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 27K immigration records available for the last name Fenton. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 27K military records available for the last name Fenton. For the veterans among your Fenton ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Fenton lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Fenton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Fenton in 1944 was 40, and 76 in 2004.

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Fenton Surname Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Fenton in East Lothian.

Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, for example, Finkelstein.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Fenton family from?

What did your Fenton ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

12%

Builders labourer

Farm labourer

Colliery hewer

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Cotton weaver

What Fenton family records will you find?

What is the average Fenton lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Fenton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Fenton in 1944 was 40, and 76 in 2004.

Fenton Family History

Fenton Surname Meaning

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Fenton Surname Meaning

952,000 record(s) for Fenton

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Where is the Fenton family from?

What did your Fenton ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Fenton lifespan?

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