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There are approximately 14,288 people named Fenton in the UK. That makes it the 712nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 226 are named Fenton.

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 Fenton surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FENTON. Parishes and places in cos. York, Lincoln, and Stafford. The neighbourhood of Leeds was the principal habitat of the name in the XIV. cent.

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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