Last Name JENNY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of John, from Old French Jean, diminutive Jenin. The feminine Jenny was probably not in use at this time. It is almost certain that it was a masculine form at first and a modification of Jenin, just as Colly was of Colin.
Origin English, Jewish, Swiss, Hungarian

Rank 17,771 (2000 US census) 18,164 (1990 US census)
Count 1,453 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.06%, or 1294 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.62%, or 38 total occurrences, as black,
  • 2.34%, or 34 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 3.85%, or 56 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

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