Penefather Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Penefather Surname Definition:
PENYFADYR: Johannes Penyfadyr, a charter witness at Yester, 1374 (Yester, p. 26). Defined of old as a niggard, a miser. 'The idea presumably was that the miser "fathered" or treasured every penny,' or as Congrave, the author of the famous French-English Dictionary says,
'The liberall doth spend his pelfe,
The pennyfather wastes himself.
Penefather Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Penefather Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
PENYFADYR: Johannes Penyfadyr, a charter witness at Yester, 1374 (Yester, p. 26). Defined of old as a niggard, a miser. 'The idea presumably was that the miser "fathered" or treasured every penny,' or as Congrave, the author of the famous French-English Dictionary says,
'The liberall doth spend his pelfe,
The pennyfather wastes himself.'
V. Pennefather, Pennifather.
A term of reproach applied to a miser or penurious person. Nash speaks of —
(U.S. Penefather.) These names may be from the W. penffetter, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate. Hearne however derives the name of a street called Penny-farthing Street from a wealthy family whose name of Penyvadir or Penyfadir he had met with in old registers; and, if so, these names may be derived from locality; perhaps from W. pen-y-ffed-tir, the head of the outward land; or pen-y-mad-dir, the head of the good land. Lower says the forms of the name Pennyfather in H.R. are Penifader and Penifadir. He gives also a Barnfather and a Bairnsfather, which however he derives from a different source. There is the U.S. name Pennymaker.
Penefather Demographics
Penefather Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Penefather Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penefather Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penefather is most common in Canada. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Penefather click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penefather? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Penefather occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Penefather reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Gallo-North America.
The last name Penefather is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Penefather is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 100 percent are found.
Penefather Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Penefather surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennefather | 95 | 680 | / |
| Penefeather | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pennefeather | 91 | 29 | / |
| Penfeather | 90 | 0 | / |
| Penneyfeather | 87 | 1 | / |
| Penniefeather | 87 | 0 | / |
| Pennyfather | 86 | 89 | / |
| Penafeather | 86 | 11 | / |
| Pennafather | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pennifather | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pennefether | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pennyfeather | 82 | 255 | / |
| Pinnefeather | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pena Feather | 82 | 0 | / |
| Peinyfeather | 82 | 0 | / |
| Penafether | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bennyfather | 76 | 1 | / |
| Banfather | 74 | 26 | / |
| Bonfather | 74 | 0 | / |
| Pinfeather | 70 | 0 | / |
| Bainfather | 70 | 0 | / |
| Pinafeather | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pinneyfethar | 64 | 0 | / |
| Pinniafeather | 61 | 0 | / |
| bin Fathir | 60 | 6 | / |
| bin Fathur | 60 | 2 | / |
| bin Fathar | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bonfeather | 60 | 1 | / |
| bin Fathra | 60 | 1 | / |
| bin Fathori | 57 | 7 | / |
| Pinnafether | 57 | 0 | / |
| bin Fathorra | 55 | 1 | / |
| Banavathru | 50 | 1 | / |
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