Penhallow Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Penhallow Surname Definition:

An estate in Philleigh, co. Cornwall, where the family dwelt from temp. Edward II. till the middle of the XVIII. cent. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Penhallow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Australia611:442,55234,724
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Penhallow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An estate in Philleigh, co. Cornwall, where the family dwelt from temp. Edward II. till the middle of the XVIII. cent. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From an estate in Philleigh, where the family dwelt from temp. Edw. III. till the middle of the 18th century; also the appellation of places in Newlyn and Perranzabuloe. The name is derived from pen-hallow, the head of the moors. compare Penhale.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Penhallow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penhallow occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penhallow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,067,497th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Penhallow live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Penhallow is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England Penhallow is most frequent in: Greater London, where 36 percent reside, Kent, where 18 percent reside and West Sussex, where 9 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 26 percent reside.

Penhallow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penhallow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Penhallow last name increased 418 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 197 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penhallow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penhallow last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Penhallow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penhalow940/
Penhollow89434/
Pinhollow780/
Penalov7513/
Penelow7511/
Penalova7127/
Penjalov7118/
Penyalov712/
Pinalov63214/
Penelov63171/
Panalov6318/
Panalaw6317/
Pynalov634/
Pinalova5939/
Pingalov5911/
Panhelov596/
Penolova591/
Pynalova591/
Panailov591/
Pingalova5610/
Pinyalova562/
Pinailova561/
Pinelov5011/
Pinalab509/
Panolov502/
Ponelov501/

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