Pennie Surname

192,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

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.

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Pennie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9201:393,97734,555
Canada2251:163,75816,499
England2241:248,74120,175
Scotland2051:26,1162,832
Papua New Guinea2011:40,5664,927
Trinidad and Tobago791:17,2662,111
Northern Ireland691:26,7402,917
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Wales221:140,66110,115
Finland171:323,33523,349
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Israel151:570,50941,023
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland911:41,1343,094
England361:677,09432,515
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Probably local. Many places in Scotland are compounded with this word (whatever it may mean), as Pennycross, Pennycuick, Pennygown, Pennimuir, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pennie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pennie (Russian: Пенние) is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pennie.

How Common Is The Last Name Pennie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 192,064th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,323,094 people. The last name Pennie occurs mostly 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. Pennie is also the 62,592nd most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 9,685 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 920 people, or 1 in 393,977. In The United States Pennie is most frequent in: Texas, where 26 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Pennie exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Pennie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pennie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pennie surname rose 958 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 622 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pennie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pennie surname are 17.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.41% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennier9284/
Pennies924/
Pengnie922/
Penniey921/
Pennieh921/
Penniez921/
Piennie920/
Penne911,925/
Penni91401/
Penniesh861/
Penner8332,337/
Penney8322,413/
Pennes83276/
Pennue83265/
Pienne83240/
Penneh83224/
Pennet83213/
Pennye8359/
Pennis8344/
Pennea8341/
Pennoe8324/
Pengni8323/
Pinnie8322/
Pennio8311/
Penniz837/
Pennoi834/
Pennee833/
Penneu832/
Pengne832/
Pennai831/
Pennip831/
Penniy831/
Pfenni831/
Pennni831/
Puenne831/
Pfenne830/
Pennei830/
Pennez830/
Pnne801/
Paennoi771,228/
Pennett77319/
Pengnoi7791/
Pengnet7774/
Pionnie7751/
Penneys7739/
Penness7732/
Pinnier7723/
Pennoit7720/
Pfenner778/
Pinnies778/
Pennish775/
Pennich773/
Pennist772/
Pennitt771/
Pennaia771/
Pennets771/
Penneux771/
Penniya771/
Pennoji771/
Pfennes771/
Pennois771/
Pennyeh771/
Poennai771/
Pengnit771/
Pennyer770/
Pennyea770/
Pfnnier770/
Penny7334,716/
Penna7326,044/
Pinni731,964/
Pinne73563/
Pönni73334/
Penné7356/
Pynne7333/
Pennè7322/
Pynni7312/
Pemne731/
Pnner730/
Pfennich71240/
Pennaiah71120/
Pennahio713/
Pinney676,804/
Pinner674,890/
Pinnoi67542/
Pennay67380/
Pinnet67144/
Pinnis67129/
Pinnai67128/
Pennau6760/
Pennou6759/
Pngnoi6759/
Pünner6756/
Pingni6731/
Pinnes6724/
Pönniä6724/
Pönner6722/
Pni6719/
Pinneh6716/
Pinnio6715/
Pfnier6713/
Pionne6711/
Pennyy677/
Pinnit677/
Pynnoi676/
Pennaa675/
Pinniy675/
Pienna675/
Pienny674/
Hpinni674/
Peenna672/
Pionni672/
Pinniz671/
Phnney671/
Pinneu671/
Pemnje671/
Pinned671/
Pinnee671/
Phnnoi671/
Phnnui671/
Peenny670/
Pinnea670/

Pennie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pennie in the Russian language
Пенниеpennie-

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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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