Penner Surname
Approximately 32,337 people bear this surname
Penner Surname Definition:
From the office of 'pinner' or pinder,' one who impounds stray cattle. George Pennyr was repledged to liberty of the burgh of Irvine, 1460 (Irvine, I, p. 27). John Penuyr (for Pennyr) was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1461 (NSCM., I, p. 17), and Johannes Pynnir and Robertus Pynnir were witnesses in the same burgh, 1466 (RAA.
Read More About This SurnamePenner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 13,990 | 1:2,634 | 317 |
| United States | 7,763 | 1:46,691 | 5,675 |
| Germany | 5,974 | 1:13,476 | 1,756 |
| Russia | 1,160 | 1:124,244 | 14,748 |
| Paraguay | 787 | 1:9,195 | 541 |
| Mexico | 663 | 1:187,219 | 5,226 |
| Brazil | 307 | 1:697,311 | 25,612 |
| Kazakhstan | 293 | 1:60,350 | 7,480 |
| Belize | 238 | 1:1,494 | 342 |
| Israel | 156 | 1:54,857 | 7,107 |
| Ukraine | 128 | 1:355,646 | 44,014 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Austria | 113 | 1:75,358 | 11,422 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Argentina | 64 | 1:667,866 | 46,303 |
| Uruguay | 59 | 1:58,165 | 6,298 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 55 | 1:108,594 | 12,887 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Switzerland | 39 | 1:210,588 | 18,223 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| Belarus | 19 | 1:500,056 | 46,922 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 527 | 1:95,292 | 9,737 |
Penner (32) may also be a first name.
Penner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the office of 'pinner' or pinder,' one who impounds stray cattle. George Pennyr was repledged to liberty of the burgh of Irvine, 1460 (Irvine, I, p. 27). John Penuyr (for Pennyr) was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1461 (NSCM., I, p. 17), and Johannes Pynnir and Robertus Pynnir were witnesses in the same burgh, 1466 (RAA., II, p. 151). See Pender.
(English) One Who Pens Animals [from Middle English pen(n, Old English penn, a pen, enclosure; with the agential suff. -er] John le Penner.—Subsidy-Roll (Soms.), A.D. 1327.
There is no evidence that this name ever denoted a maker of writing-pens.
Cp. Pinner.
(English) Dweller at the pen enclosure.
Penner Demographics
Average Penner Salary in
United States
$45,626 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Penner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Penner (Arabic: بينر, Russian: Пеннер) is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Penner click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 17,153rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 225,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Penner live; 69 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Penner is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name in the world It is held by 32 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 13,990 people, or 1 in 2,634. In Canada Penner is primarily concentrated in: Manitoba, where 40 percent live, British Columbia, where 21 percent live and Alberta, where 17 percent live. Excluding Canada it occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.
Penner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Penner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Penner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Penner surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Penner last name are 23.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.07% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Penner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,050 per year; in United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $45,123 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penner in the Russian language | ||
| Пеннер | penner | - |
| Penner in the Arabic language | ||
| بينر | bynr | - |
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