Penwarden Surname

380,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Penwarden Surname Definition:

From pen-warth-en, the high head or hill.

Penwarden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2811:198,28517,371
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Canada1521:242,40523,093
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Australia531:509,35338,491
Wales81:386,81619,671
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Penwarden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From pen-warth-en, the high head or hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Penwarden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penwarden is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penwarden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 380,576th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,777,530 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Penwarden reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 198,285. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Surrey, where 13 percent reside and Dorset, where 12 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Penwarden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penwarden has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Penwarden surname expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 693 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penwarden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Penwarden surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Penwarden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.3% more than the national average, earning R 347,664 per year; in United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $48,154 CAD per year.

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