Jenning History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Irish name Jennings is the anglicized for of Mac Sheoinin. It was adopted as a surname by a branch of the Burkes of Connacht, who were descended from Seoinin (Little John) Burke. Jennings is also independently, a common English name, which, no doubt has also made its way to Ireland over the centuries.

Early Origins of the Jenning family

The surname Jenning was first found in Connacht (Irish: Connachta, (land of the) descendants of Conn), where, at the time of the "Composition of Connacht," in 1585, they held extensive lands in the baronies of Dunmore, County Galway and Kilmaine, County Mayo. There is early mention of John Jennings (alias Burke), who was Bishop of Tuam from 1441-1450.

Early History of the Jenning family

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Jenning Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jenning, Jennings, MacSheoinin, MacIonyn and many more.

Early Notables of the Jenning family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Charles Jennings (1744-1799), Irish soldier, who fought in the French Revoilution...

Jenning Ranking

In the United States, the name Jenning is the 16,486^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Jenning migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jenning Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frederick Jenning, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1859 2

Jenning migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Jenning Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Hannah M. Jenning, (b. 1841), aged 21, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1862 3
William Jenning, aged 29, a shoemaker, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maori" in 1864
Mary Jenning, aged 29, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maori" in 1864
John Jenning, aged 8, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maori" in 1864
William Jenning, aged 1 week, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maori" in 1864

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html