Penrith Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1351:199,96819,617
England1191:468,21930,572
United States511:7,107,038327,397
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Wales51:618,90625,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Penrith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penrith is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penrith? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 770,644th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Penrith are found; 37 percent are found in Australasia and 37 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 199,968. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 87 percent are found, Queensland, where 7 percent are found and Victoria, where 5 percent are found. Not including Australia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Penrith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penrith has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Penrith surname grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 729 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penrith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Penrith surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penrit920/
Penreth861/
Penrite861/
Penrid771/
Penrete711/
Penroid710/
Pfenreid671/
Penred620/
Pennryd576/
Penread571/
Pennroyd530/

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