English (Kent): probably from a lost or unidentified place in Kent named with an unexplained first element + Old English denu ‘valley’. The variant Fishenden is also found.
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Three generations of Northboro Davises, 1781-1894
What is the origin of the name Fessenden?
English (Kent): probably from a lost or unidentified place in Kent named with an unexplained first element + Old English denu ‘valley’. The variant Fishenden is also found.