About the Fenell Surname
Spelled Fenell, the surname still points back to Fennell. Read literally, Fenell points to “Fennel seller”.
Fenell and Fennell
Without the “n” of Fennell, Fenell is a simpler written form of the same name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Fennel.
Fenell sounds close to Fanelli, so it can help to search both.
Family crest and blazon
Arms linked to Fennell and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.
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