Penglase Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Penglase Surname Definition:

From Penglaze in Crowan, or Penglaze in Kenwyn; from pen-glase, glaze, the green head or promontory.

Penglase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3211:84,0999,745
United States881:4,118,852221,730
England91:6,190,895170,599
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Penglase Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Penglaze in Crowan, or Penglaze in Kenwyn; from pen-glase, glaze, the green head or promontory.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Penglase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penglase is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Penglase click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penglase? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 687,524th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Penglase live; 74 percent live in Australasia and 74 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Penglase is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 84,099. In Australia it is mostly found in: South Australia, where 50 percent live, New South Wales, where 31 percent live and Victoria, where 9 percent live. Other than Australia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Penglase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penglase has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penglase Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penglase last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

Penglase earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,915 USD per year.

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