Penwarne Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Penwarne Surname Definition:

An estate at Mevagissey in Cornwall, and another at Mawnan in the same county, where the family seem to have been established soon after the Conquest. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Penwarne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Penwarne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An estate at Mevagissey in Cornwall, and another at Mawnan in the same county, where the family seem to have been established soon after the Conquest. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Penwarn in Mawnan, or Penwarn in Mevagissey; from pen-warn, the head of the alder-trees.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Penwarne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penwarne is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penwarne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Penwarne is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penwarne reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

Penwarne is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is primarily found in: Herefordshire, where 100 percent live.

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