Limpenny Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Limpenny Surname Definition:

Weekley derives it confidently from Lympne; but the “p” there is wholly modern and is never pronounced, so that the whole word is sounded Lim, and Weekley is just a penny wrong in his account.

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Limpenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Limpenny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Weekley derives it confidently from Lympne; but the “p” there is wholly modern and is never pronounced, so that the whole word is sounded Lim, and Weekley is just a penny wrong in his account. Limpenhoe, in Norfolk, is a much more probable origin

Surnames (1917) by Walter Parry Haskett-Smith

Limpenny Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Limpenny Come From? nationality or country of origin

Limpenny is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limpenny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Limpenny are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Limpenny is most numerous in England, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England Limpenny is most frequent in: Kent, where 27 percent are found, Greater London, where 24 percent are found and Suffolk, where 18 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Limpenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Limpenny has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Limpenny surname grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limpen8625/
Limpony8010/
Limpene801/
Lima Penna784/
Limpanya7572/
Limponya754/
Limpinyo752/
Limpeine751/
Liempene751/
Limpunay751/
Lympanny750/
Limpaney750/
Lampeney750/
Limpin714,154/
Lampen711,543/
Lempen71183/
Limpon71101/
Limpan7190/
Limben7182/
Limpun7132/
Lima Pena7122/
Lompen716/
Lumpen715/
Lima Pany711/
Limpeyian711/
Lima Peon711/
Limbeni671,126/
Llempen67698/
Limaben67431/
Limbena67234/
Lampaen67148/
Lympany67145/
Limbean6774/
Lampien6739/
Limpane6734/
Limapan6727/
Liampan6725/
Limpona6724/
Limopun6716/
Lima Penha6715/
Limpian6714/
Limopyanya6713/
Lampena6712/
Lampeni6712/
Limpain6710/
Liempan6710/
Lampney678/
Llampen677/
Limopbunna675/
Limpoon675/
Libenne674/
Limapun674/
Limbene673/
Lampeno672/
Limpino672/
Lompene672/
Lampean672/
Lamupen671/
Lampany671/
Limpani671/
Limpini671/
Limpion671/
Lumpena671/
Limpoun671/
Lampein671/
Lmapeni671/
Lumpann671/
Limpina671/
Laimpan671/
Lempien670/
Limbonn670/

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