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

Penley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Penley.

How Common Is The Last Name Penley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 129,213th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,080,373 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Penley are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Penley is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 42 people.

The last name Penley is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,168 people, or 1 in 114,413. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 28 percent live, Tennessee, where 11 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Penley is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Penley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 905 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penley are 23.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.29% registered with 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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