Pennigton Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

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

Pennigton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pennigton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Pennigton Last Name Facts

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

Pennigton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pennigton.

How Common Is The Last Name Pennigton? popularity and diffusion

Pennigton is the 1,980,395th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pennigton reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pennigton is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States Pennigton is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent reside, Arkansas, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Pennigton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pennigton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pennigton surname increased 229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pennigton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pennigton last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the party.

Pennigton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% less than the national average, earning $34,508 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pennigton
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