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JENNEY

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There are approximately 357 people named Jenney in the UK. That makes it the 12,146th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 6 are named Jenney.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Jenney surname in historical dictionaries

JENNEY. The family of Jenney of Bredfield, CO. Suffolk, " are supposed to be of French extraction, and the name to be derived from Guisnes near Calais. The first in the pedigree is Edward Jenney, grandfather of John Jenney, who died in 14G0." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. "The name of this family was originally spelt Gyney." B.L.G.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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