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jennings Name Meaning and History

  1. English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Janyn, Jenyn, a pet form of John.
  2. German: patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Johannes (see John).

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Distribution of jennings Families in the US in 1920
Number of jennings families
 498-994
 167-497
 1-166
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