Penrice Surname
Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname
Penrice Surname Definition:
A surname recorded in the County Directory (1876). Ewen (p. 242) gives it as a Welsh local name.
Penrice Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 414 | 1:134,585 | 13,229 |
| United States | 326 | 1:1,111,837 | 80,317 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Scotland | 116 | 1:46,154 | 4,115 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 219 | 1:111,303 | 10,892 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:143,970 | 6,132 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Penrice Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname recorded in the County Directory (1876). Ewen (p. 242) gives it as a Welsh local name.
1. A castle and manor, anciently written Pen-Rhys, in Glamorganshire, where the family resided in early times. 2. An estate in the parish of St. Austell, co. Cornwall.
From an estate in the parish of St Anstell. Pryce translates the name, the head of the fleeting ground (pen-rice, -rees). Penrice, however, is the name of a castle and manor, written anc. Pen-Rhys, co. Glamorgan, where a family of this name resided in early times.
A location name in South Wales.
Penrice: The old Worcestershire family of Penrice resided in the parish of Crowle in the first half of the 17th century; the name was probably taken from Penrice, a manor and castle in Glamorganshire (N.).
Penrice Demographics
Average Penrice Salary in
United States
$40,649 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Penrice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penrice Come From? nationality or country of origin
Penrice is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Penrice.
How Common Is The Last Name Penrice? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 338,992nd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The surname Penrice is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Penrice are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Penrice is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 134,585. In England Penrice is most common in: Cumbria, where 27 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.
Penrice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Penrice has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Penrice surname expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 446 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Penrice Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Penrice surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Penrice surname are 9.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Penrice earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning $40,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $55,804 CAD per year.
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