How common is the surname Penna?

1,726 people in the United States had the surname Penna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,879 Americans. It ranked 16,616th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Penna?

In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Penna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Penna?

Joe Penna, Brazilian musician, followed by Wayne Grayson.

Where is the surname Penna most common?

Wikidata records people named Penna in Brazil and the United States.

Is the surname Penna getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,726 in 2010, down 27%.

The surname Penna

A surname, carried by 1,726 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Penna is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,726 people named Penna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,879 Americans. That is down 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,366.

#16,616

rank among US surnames

1,726

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-27%

change since 2000 (was #12,096)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,616	Hoxie	1,726	178,879
#16,624	Nie	1,725	178,983

Who is named Penna

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Penna identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pennas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Penna
Brazilian musician, born 1987
Wayne Grayson
American voice actor, born 1972

Notable Pennas come mostly from Brazil (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Penna

Penna has the Soundex code P500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P500.

Questions

How common is the surname Penna?: 1,726 people in the United States had the surname Penna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,879 Americans. It ranked 16,616th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Penna?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Penna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Penna?: Joe Penna, Brazilian musician, followed by Wayne Grayson.
Where is the surname Penna most common?: Wikidata records people named Penna in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Penna getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,726 in 2010, down 27%.