Penfound Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Penfound Surname Definition:

This family, who are traced eight generations beyond the year 1620, derived their name from the estate of Penfound in Poundstock, co. Cornwall. They ruined themselves by their adherence to the Stuarts, from the time of Charles I. to "the fifteen," and Ambrose Penfound, who alienated the estate of his ancestors, died at Dartmouth about 1764.

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Penfound Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:364,17025,923
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Australia691:391,24231,907
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Penfound Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This family, who are traced eight generations beyond the year 1620, derived their name from the estate of Penfound in Poundstock, co. Cornwall. They ruined themselves by their adherence to the Stuarts, from the time of Charles I. to "the fifteen," and Ambrose Penfound, who alienated the estate of his ancestors, died at Dartmouth about 1764. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This family, who are traced eight generations beyond 1620, derived their name from the estate of Penfound in Poundstock. "They ruined themselves by their adherence to the Stuarts;" and Ambrose Penfound, who alienated the estate of his ancestors, died at Dartmouth about 1764. (C. S. Gilbert. ) From root of Penfoune, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

PINFOUND: The same as the Cornish name Penfoune, Penfowne. Tonkin mentions Penfoune as the name of a place in Poundstock. Hals renders Pew-fon, now Penfowne in Poundstock, "the head well, spring of water, or fountain;" but it more probably means "the head of the well."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Penfound Last Name Facts

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

Penfound occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penfound? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 704,927th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Penfound are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Penfound is most numerous in England, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 364,170. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cornwall, where 23 percent live, Hampshire, where 21 percent live and Devon, where 8 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Penfound Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penfound has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penfound Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penfound are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Penfound earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.97% more than the national average, earning $60,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penfond930/
Penfoune880/
Penfung803/
Penfand800/
Pemfoune752/
Penfoong751/
Pinfoung751/
Pienfont750/
Pemfoutne712/
Pinfun711/
Pinfon711/
Penphon6710/
Paenphun6343/
Penphong635/
Penphung631/
Pinfan5763/
Penphum5342/
Pinfang534/
Penphan532/
Pinphong50245/
Paenphan50169/
Penphaen5028/
Puenphan501/
Poemphun501/
Pynphong501/

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