Pentney Surname
Approximately 597 people bear this surname
Pentney Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Pentney (Norf.), 13th cent. Penteneye = Penta’s or Penda’s Island orWaterside [Anglo-Saxon *Pendan-íg—Pendan-, genit. of Penda + íg = Old Norse ey, island, etc.] Pentney is on the banks of the R. Nen: the old watery lands are now drained.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 337 | 1:165,335 | 15,337 |
| Canada | 139 | 1:265,076 | 24,993 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 182 | 1:133,931 | 12,317 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Pentney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Pentney (Norf.), 13th cent. Penteneye = Penta’s or Penda’s Island orWaterside [Anglo-Saxon *Pendan-íg—Pendan-, genit. of Penda + íg = Old Norse ey, island, etc.] Pentney is on the banks of the R. Nen: the old watery lands are now drained.
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Pentney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pentney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pentney is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pentney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pentney is the 538,780th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Pentney live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 165,335. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 16 percent are found, Norfolk, where 10 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent are found. Not including England it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Pentney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pentney has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pentney Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pentney last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pentney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.02% less than the national average, earning $35,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $44,648 CAD per year.
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