Jennings

English surname

"child of John"

Jennings Origin and Meaning

The name Jennings is a girl's name meaning "child of John".

This common English surname originated as a patronymic for the son or daughter of a person named Jen, a medieval short form of John.

With s-ending surname names trending this one is growing in popularity, given last year to about 25 baby girls along with more than 80 baby boys.

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