Fennessy

== English == === Alternative forms === Fennessey === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnghusa (“descendant of Fionnghus”), a personal name based on fionn (“fair, white”) + gus (“vigor, force”). === Proper noun === Fennessy (plural Fennessys) A surname from Irish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Fennessy is the 26229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 932 individuals. Fennessy is most common among White (93.88%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fennessy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 564.