Jennings

English surname

"son of John"

Jennings Origin and Meaning

The name Jennings is a boy's name meaning "son of John".

Jennings is a common English surname that originated as a patronymic for the child of someone named Jen, a short form of John.

With the craze for s-ending surname names, this one is growing in popularity, given last year to more than 80 baby boys and about 25 baby girls in the US.

Jennings could be an original honor name for grandpa John....or even grandma Jennifer.

Jennings Rank in US Top 1000

# 957 in the US

Jennings Popularity

• 969 Unique 2023
• 461 Unisex 2023

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Famous People Named Jennings

• Jennings Lang American film producer
• Jennings Bryan "Ears" Whitworth American college football player and coach
• Jennings Tyler "JT" Johnson son of Bachelorette Emily Maynard
• William Jennings Bryan U.S. Secretary of State and Nebraska Congressman

Jennings in Pop Culture

• J. C. T. Jennings main character in the "Jennings" book series by Anthony Buckeridge