How common is the last name Fenton?

14,999 people in the United States have the last name Fenton, about 1 in 19,928. It ranks #2,374 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FENTON

#2,374

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
14,999
About
1 in 19,928
This common or more
49.8%
Who bears it

Of the 14,999 people with the last name Fenton, 84.8% reported their origin as White, 6.8% as Black and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Also a first name

As a first name, Fenton ranks #11,606 of 53,615, with 1,099 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1922, with 40 births. See Fenton as a first name

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