Fenton

English
"marsh town"

Fenton Origin and Meaning

The name Fenton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "marsh town".

Fenton is the kind of surname name that's starting to sound almost like a normal first name these days. While it made a brief appearance on the Top 1000 in the late 1800s, today it's distinctive but in step with the times. And Fen as a nickname is undeniably cute -- a Ben of the future.

# 895 in the US

Fenton Rank in US Top 1000

Fenton Popularity

Famous People Named Fenton

  • Fenton Bailey
    American producer and director
  • (John) Fenton Johnson
    American novelist
  • Fenton John Anthony Hort
    Irish theologian
  • Fenton Lee Robinson
    American blues musician
  • Fenton Brian Keogh
    Australian celebrity chef
  • Hyron Fenton aka Hyro da Hero
    American rapper
  • Fenton Merkell
    English model; son of actress Patsy Palmer

Fenton in Pop Culture

  • Fenton Hardy
    father of The Hardy Boys in the book series
  • Fenton Crackshell aka Gizmoduck
    character on animated series "DuckTales"
  • Fenton O'Connell
    alias of Kevin Ryan on TV's "Castle"
  • Fenton
    family name on animated series "Danny Phantom"
  • Fenton
    dog in the viral YouTube video, 'Jesus Christ in Richmond Park'.

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