Penley Surname

129,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Penley Surname Definition:

A chapelry in Flintshire.

Penley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1681:114,41312,368
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Australia1051:257,10223,526
England481:1,160,79354,689
France51:13,284,544357,392
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:143,48213,461

Penley (42) may also be a first name.

Penley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A chapelry in Flintshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Pendley; a location name in Hertfordshire.

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

Penley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penley is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Penley.

How Common Is The Last Name Penley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 129,213th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,080,373 people. The last name Penley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Penley reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Penley is also the 1,566,439th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 42 people.

Penley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,168 people, or 1 in 114,413. In The United States Penley is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 28 percent are found, Tennessee, where 11 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Penley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penley surname grew 905 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penley last name are 23.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning $39,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $53,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennley926/
Penly91121/
Penle9112/
Pinley83117/
Penlae8375/
Penler8341/
Pienle8322/
Penlly8312/
Penles837/
Pennle836/
Pennly831/
Pemley831/
Penlue830/
Penlee830/
Penlay830/
Pnly801/
Puinley7728/
Penleus771/
Pennler771/
Pfenler771/
Penless770/
Penglilley751/
Penla7330/
Pinly7321/
Penli7310/
Pinle735/
Pennelle71117/
Pennelly7123/
Pimley67557/
Penlap67249/
Penlou6774/
Pemler6760/
Pinlet6757/
Puinle6729/
Penlas6726/
Penlau6723/
Pinlay6718/
Paenli6711/
Paenla675/
Pinler672/
Puenla671/
Penlah671/
Pinloy671/
Pnlhee671/
Pinlle671/
Pinles671/
Penlai671/
Pemlea670/
Penlis670/
Penlla670/

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Penley Reference & Research

PENLEY and Variants 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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Footnotes

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