As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FENNING. May be local, but I do not find the place. I think it may possiblj' be a Scandinavian personal name, and the genitive form, Fennings, rather confirms this view.

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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