Penfold Surname

45,905th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Penfold Surname Definition:

= Pinfold, q.v.

Penfold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,9421:9,3771,373
Australia2,5311:10,6661,581
United States1,3631:265,92725,042
Canada5621:65,5627,602
South Africa2601:208,37622,133
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
Wales1491:20,7692,207
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
France221:3,019,215204,848
Gibraltar191:1,787420
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Jersey71:14,1722,872
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5141:9,6961,455
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Penfold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Pinfold, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Poundmaster” in Old English (Pinfold).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A pound or pen for sheep and cattle, sometimes called a pin-fold or pound-fold-a manorial prison for trespassing animals. Atte Punfald. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Panfield; a location name in Essex in the Domesday Book, Pancevold, a tenant in chief; and Pancefolt, under-tenant at time of Survey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Penfold or Pennifold is an old Sussex name. Stephen Penfold was twice mayor of Chichester in the reign of Charles II. (H. C.), and the name is still in the town; at that time the Penfolds held large estates in the parish of Angmering (D.): Hugh Penfold owned the Cissbury estate, Findon, in 1794 (L. S.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Penfold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penfold (Russian: Пенфолд) is most common in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penfold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,905th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 645,315 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Penfold live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 5,942 people, or 1 in 9,377. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Kent, where 14 percent live and East Sussex, where 8 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Penfold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penfold has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Penfold last name grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 655 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,490 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,875 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Penfold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Penfold are 5.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Penfold earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.42% more than the national average, earning R 400,236 per year; in United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $53,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penfould933/
Penfolds932/
Penfol921/
Pinfold861,626/
Pemfold863/
Penfolp862/
Penfald861/
Penfuld860/
Penphol711/
Puenphol671/
Pnphol621/
Poemphol534/

Penfold Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penfold in the Russian language
Пенфолдpenfold-

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Penfold Reference & Research

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Penfold FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penfold
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