Pennie Surname
Approximately 2,193 people bear this surname
Pennie Surname Definition:
Johannes Peny was witness in Elgin in 1343 (REM., p. 290), Mr. John Peny, a Scottish clerk, had a safe conduct in England, 1362 (Rot. Scot., I, p. 867b), and a later John Peny had a grant of the fulling mill of Ballernache in Perthshire in 1375 (RMS.
Read More About This SurnamePennie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 920 | 1:393,977 | 34,555 |
| Canada | 225 | 1:163,758 | 16,499 |
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Scotland | 205 | 1:26,116 | 2,832 |
| Papua New Guinea | 201 | 1:40,566 | 4,927 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 79 | 1:17,266 | 2,111 |
| Northern Ireland | 69 | 1:26,740 | 2,917 |
| Liberia | 44 | 1:100,194 | 7,994 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 91 | 1:41,134 | 3,094 |
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
Pennie (9,685) may also be a first name.
Pennie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Johannes Peny was witness in Elgin in 1343 (REM., p. 290), Mr. John Peny, a Scottish clerk, had a safe conduct in England, 1362 (Rot. Scot., I, p. 867b), and a later John Peny had a grant of the fulling mill of Ballernache in Perthshire in 1375 (RMS., I, 577). George Penny was a writer in Edinbergh in 1433 (RED., I, 59), Alexander Penny held land in Glasgow in 1487 (LCD., p. 256), and John Penny was prior of the order of Preachers in Aberdeen in 1486-7 (REA., II, p. 299; LCD., p. 201) William Peny held a croft in the sheriffdom of Linlithgow in 1500 (Neubotle, p. 281), and in 1529 "Desse Penne oblissis hir neuer to by buttir nor cheise .. to regrait agane" in Edinburgh (MCM., II,p. 85). Isobel Pennie is recorded in Chirnsyde in 1683 (Lauder), and James Penny from Fyvie was killed in the first Great War (Turriff). Penney 1470.
Probably local. Many places in Scotland are compounded with this word (whatever it may mean), as Pennycross, Pennycuick, Pennygown, Pennimuir, &c.
The top of a mountain or hill. A mountain in Spain is called by the inhabitants "La Penna de los Enamorados,"or the Lover's Rock. The word has the same meaning as the English pinnacle.
This name has been classed with Benn, Benney, Binney, Old German Benno, Benni, Binne, Modern German Behn, Benne, Bihn. It is rather from the W. pen, head, chief, end. Hence the names Fippeny, Fourapenny (found Fourapeni), Godspenny, Hankpenny, Manypenny, Moneypenny, Pennycook, Pennycuick, Pennymaker, Pennyman (anciently Pennaman and Peniman), Pennymore, Smalpenny, Tempany, Tenpenny, Thickpenny, Ticklepenny, Turnpenny, Whirlpenny (in H.R. Whirlepeni), Wilderspin, Wimpenny, Winpenny (white). See also Allpenny, Halfpenny, Hapenny, Twopenny, Craven, Inkpen, Pennyfather, Pennyfeather.
In the reign of Anne, John Penny, Esq., lived at Charlton Musgrove, and at the same time a burgess of Glastonbury bore this name (P.).
Pennie Demographics
Average Pennie Salary in
United States
$39,832 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pennie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pennie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pennie (Russian: Пенние) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pennie? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 192,064th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,323,094 people. Pennie is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Pennie are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 62,592nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 9,685 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 920 people, or 1 in 393,977. In The United States Pennie is primarily found in: Texas, where 26 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Pennie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pennie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pennie last name expanded 958 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 622 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pennie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Pennie surname is chiefly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pennie surname are 17.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.41% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pennie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning R 248,004 per year; in United States they earn 7.69% less than the national average, earning $39,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $50,702 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pennie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pennie in the Russian language | ||
| Пенние | pennie | - |
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Pennie Reference & Research
Penny DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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Footnotes
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