Pennager Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Pennager Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Plumier, Feather- Dresser [from, with the agential suff. -er, M.E. Old French pennage, plumage; Latin penna, a feather; suff. -age, Latin -atic-us] William le Pennager.—Close Rolls.

Bardsley says that the Pennager was an ‘ensign-bearer.

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Pennager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pennager Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Plumier, Feather- Dresser [from, with the agential suff. -er, M.E. Old French pennage, plumage; Latin penna, a feather; suff. -age, Latin -atic-us] William le Pennager.—Close Rolls.

Bardsley says that the Pennager was an ‘ensign-bearer.’ This may poss. have been an exceptional meaning; it, of course, involves a different etymology for the second element of the name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pennager Last Name Facts

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

Pennager is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pennager? popularity and diffusion

Pennager is the 14,316,765th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pennager reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933.

Pennager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pennager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pennager surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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