Pennafather Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pennafather Surname Definition:
PENYFADYR: Johannes Penyfadyr, a charter witness at Yester, 1374 (Yester, p. 26). Defined of old as a niggard, a miser. 'The idea presumably was that the miser "fathered" or treasured every penny,' or as Congrave, the author of the famous French-English Dictionary says,
'The liberall doth spend his pelfe,
The pennyfather wastes himself.
Pennafather Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
Pennafather Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
PENYFADYR: Johannes Penyfadyr, a charter witness at Yester, 1374 (Yester, p. 26). Defined of old as a niggard, a miser. 'The idea presumably was that the miser "fathered" or treasured every penny,' or as Congrave, the author of the famous French-English Dictionary says,
'The liberall doth spend his pelfe,
The pennyfather wastes himself.'
A term of reproach applied to a miser or penurious person. Nash speaks of —
(U.S. Penefather.) These names may be from the W. penffetter, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate. Hearne however derives the name of a street called Penny-farthing Street from a wealthy family whose name of Penyvadir or Penyfadir he had met with in old registers; and, if so, these names may be derived from locality; perhaps from W. pen-y-ffed-tir, the head of the outward land; or pen-y-mad-dir, the head of the good land. Lower says the forms of the name Pennyfather in H.R. are Penifader and Penifadir. He gives also a Barnfather and a Bairnsfather, which however he derives from a different source. There is the U.S. name Pennymaker.
Pennafather Demographics
Pennafather Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Pennafather Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pennafather Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pennafather is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pennafather.
How Common Is The Last Name Pennafather? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pennafather live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Pennafather is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 100 percent live.
Pennafather Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Pennafather earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennefather | 91 | 680 | / |
| Pennyfather | 91 | 89 | / |
| Penafeather | 91 | 11 | / |
| Pennifather | 91 | 0 | / |
| Pennyfeather | 87 | 255 | / |
| Pennefeather | 87 | 29 | / |
| Pena Feather | 87 | 0 | / |
| Penefather | 86 | 1 | / |
| Penafether | 86 | 0 | / |
| Penfeather | 86 | 0 | / |
| Penneyfeather | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pinniafeather | 83 | 0 | / |
| Penniefeather | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bennyfather | 82 | 1 | / |
| Penefeather | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pennefether | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pinafeather | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pinnafether | 82 | 0 | / |
| Peinyfeather | 78 | 0 | / |
| Pinnefeather | 78 | 0 | / |
| Banfather | 70 | 26 | / |
| Bonfather | 70 | 0 | / |
| Pinfeather | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bainfather | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pinneyfethar | 61 | 0 | / |
| bin Fathir | 57 | 6 | / |
| bin Fathur | 57 | 2 | / |
| bin Fathar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bonfeather | 57 | 1 | / |
| bin Fathra | 57 | 1 | / |
| Banavathru | 57 | 1 | / |
| bin Fathori | 55 | 7 | / |
| Banavathura | 55 | 1 | / |
| bin Fathorra | 52 | 1 | / |
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