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Where is the Fennessey family from?
You can see how Fennessey families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fennessey family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fennessey families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there was 1 Fennessey family living in Louisiana. This was 100% of all the recorded Fennessey's in USA. Louisiana had the highest population of Fennessey families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Fennessey surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Fennessey ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Laborer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Fennessey. 22% of Fennessey men worked as a Laborer and 16% of Fennessey women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fennessey were Watchman and Bookkeeper. .
Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Fennessey life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1965. The average life expectancy for Fennessey in 1949 was 42, and 60 in 2004.