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Fen or marsh settlement (surname background)
The surname entry combines Old English elements for fen or marsh and enclosure or settlement. This is the place-name background of the surname; the licensed farm gloss is retained as a separate candidate rather than treated as identical.
English habitational surname background
The exact entry traces the surname through Middle English to Old English place-name elements. This describes surname history, not a proven origin story for every modern given-name bearer.
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| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2014 | Boys | 8 | 1936 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 5 | 3684 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 1982 | Boys | 3 | 330 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 12 | 6803 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The surname entry combines Old English elements for fen or marsh and enclosure or settlement. This is the place-name background of the surname; the licensed farm gloss is retained as a separate candidate rather than treated as identical. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; source text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Rare Baby Names condensed the entry and separated surname or biblical history from personal naming choices.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact entry traces the surname through Middle English to Old English place-name elements. This describes surname history, not a proven origin story for every modern given-name bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; source text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Rare Baby Names condensed the entry and separated surname or biblical history from personal naming choices.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
