Explore the Family Name Fennimore

The meaning of Fennimore

English: variant of Fenimore, a variant of Finnemore, a nickname from Old French fin ‘fine, splendid’ + amour ‘love’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Fennimore in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fennimore has seen a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The census showed that in 2000, the rank of the surname was 31,339 and in 2010, it dropped slightly to 31,383, a change of -0.14%. However, the count of people carrying the Fennimore moniker increased by 5.58%, from 699 to 738 people. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a minimal reduction of 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,339	#31,383	-0.14%
Count	699	738	5.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fennimore

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Fennimore has diversified over the same period, according to Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (93.71%), while a smaller percentage identified as Hispanic (3.15%) or American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.72%). By 2010, although the majority still identified as White (91.46%), there was an increased representation from various other ethnicities. The Hispanic representation increased to 4.20% (a change of 33.33%), with new appearances from Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities at 0.68% and 0.81% respectively. Individuals identifying as two or more races also rose significantly by 126.39% to 1.63%. Meanwhile, the American Indian and Alaskan Native representation observed a decrease of 29.07% to 1.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.71%	91.46%	-2.4%
Hispanic	3.15%	4.2%	33.33%
Two or More Races	0.72%	1.63%	126.39%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.72%	1.22%	-29.07%
Black	0%	0.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%