Penniger Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Penniger Surname Definition:

V. Pennager.

Penniger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Penniger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Pennager.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Certainly not the Latin penniger, having wings; but probably from the French and English pennon, a standard or banner carried in war; a standard-bearer. Apparently another form of penerarius, an ensign-bearer. One John Parient was esquire of the body, and penerarius, to King Richard II. Jacob's Law Dict.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Penniger: the man who bore his lord’s banner. Some of the Pennys we meet with may take their name from Penniger. Pfeniger is still a surname in Germany. In Scotland the corresponding officer was called Bannerman.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Penniger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penniger is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penniger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Penniger live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Penniger is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 63 percent live, Louisiana, where 13 percent live and Oregon, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 33 percent live.

Penniger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penniger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penniger surname contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penniger Last Name Statistics demography

Penniger earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfenniger94493/
Penneinger891/
Pinniger88468/
Pennager881/
Penneger881/
Pennigre880/
Pennigerová845/
Pfenneinger841/
Pennegger821/
Pfenneger821/
Pennise80269/
Pennice8027/
Penniga801/
Pfennicher7814/
Pinneger757/
Pennisie752/
Pinnager751/
Pinnegger7118/
Pennegues713/
Pennisi6711,126/
Pennesi672,343/
Pennese67602/
Pnaiser6766/
Pinniga677/
Pinnice672/
Pennici672/
Pennece672/
Pennesy671/
Pinnise671/
Pennecé671/
Pennizi671/
Pennizzi632/
Pennezzi631/
Pinnezer630/
Pinnisi53158/
Pinnega535/
Pinnezha501/

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