Penison Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Penison Surname Definition:

PENNYSON: 'The son of Penny' (Bardsley). John Pennysoun, forestaller in Aberdeen, 1402 (CRA., p. 383).

Penison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Penison (78) may also be a first name.

Penison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

PENNYSON: 'The son of Penny' (Bardsley). John Pennysoun, forestaller in Aberdeen, 1402 (CRA., p. 383).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Penison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penison is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penison is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Penison live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Penison is also the 1,091,646th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 78 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Penison is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 64 percent live, Louisiana, where 18 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Penison occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Penison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penison last name contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penison Last Name Statistics demography

Penison earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

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