Fenton

Where Fenton comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Fenton.

Fenton through the years
  1. 1828
    Fenton John Anthony Hort born
    Irish-born British Anglican theologian
  2. 1883
    First appearance
    #892 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1895
    Peak, #738
    9 babies named Fenton, its best rank.
  4. 1896
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1935
    Fenton Robinson born
    American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Fenton John Anthony Hort · Irish-born British Anglican theologian, 1828–1892
  • Fenton Robinson · American Chicago blues singer and guitarist, 1935–1997
  • Fenton Johnson · American novelist, born 1953
  • Fenton Johnson · American poet, 1888–1958
  • Fenton Jones · American musician, 1907–2003

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.