Fenton comes from the English tradition, meaning From A Settlement Near A Marsh.
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How popular is Fenton?
1922peak year
Fenton reached its widest reach during the Roaring Twenties. In 1922, 40 babies received the name (ranked #1124). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5440), with about 20 babies given the name annually. Fenton has been declining in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 2,034 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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