Penrith Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Penrith Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Penrith (Cumb.: 13th cent. Penreth, Penryth) = the Red Height [Cym. pen, a head, height + rhudd (u as ü, dd as th), red, crimson] The Cumberland town is built of the local red freestone.
Penrith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| England | 119 | 1:468,219 | 30,572 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Penrith (24) may also be a first name.
Penrith Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Penrith (Cumb.: 13th cent. Penreth, Penryth) = the Red Height [Cym. pen, a head, height + rhudd (u as ü, dd as th), red, crimson] The Cumberland town is built of the local red freestone.
A parish, &c., in Cumberland. The family De Penrith seem to have been resident about Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the Scottish border, from the XII. cent. to the XVIII. In the meantime the name was changed by corruption to Peareth. See Peareth.
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Penrith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penrith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penrith is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penrith? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 770,644th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Penrith reside; 37 percent reside in Australasia and 37 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Penrith is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 199,968. In Australia Penrith is most common in: New South Wales, where 87 percent reside, Queensland, where 7 percent reside and Victoria, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Australia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Penrith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Penrith has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Penrith surname rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Penrith Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Penrith surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Penrith last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Penrith earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.79% less than the national average, earning R 183,480 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning $43,597 CAD per year.
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