Fenn Family History
Fenn Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived in a low-lying
marshy area, from Middle English fenn ‘marsh’, ‘bog’.South
German: topographic name from Old High German fenni, Middle Low
German and Old Frisian fenne ‘bog’. Compare Fehn.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Fenn
Name Distribution of Fenn Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Fenn families
 61 - 119  21 - 60 |
 1 - 20  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Fenn families
|
423 - 843 142 - 422 |
1 - 141 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Fenn families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Fenn census records
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Fenn Family Origin
Fenn Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Fenn
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Fenn Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Fenn census records
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Fenn Civil War Service Records
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