How common is the surname Pennell?

6,170 people in the United States had the surname Pennell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,040 Americans. It ranked 5,633rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pennell?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pennell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pennell?

Joseph Pennell, American artist and author (1857-1926), followed by Elizabeth Robins Pennell.

Where is the surname Pennell most common?

Wikidata records people named Pennell in the United States.

Is the surname Pennell getting more or less common?

More common. 6,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,170 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Pennell

A surname, carried by 6,170 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pennell is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,170 people named Pennell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,040 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,072.

#5,633

rank among US surnames

6,170

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,273)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,629	Stumpf	6,173	50,015
#5,630	Strader	6,172	50,024
#5,632	Bayless	6,171	50,032
#5,633	Pennell	6,170	50,040

Who is named Pennell

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

94% of people named Pennell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pennells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Pennell
American artist and author (1857-1926)
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
American author (1855–1936)
Larry Pennell
American television and film actor (1928–2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Pennel

Surnames that sound like Pennell

Pennell has the Soundex code P540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P540.

Questions

How common is the surname Pennell?: 6,170 people in the United States had the surname Pennell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,040 Americans. It ranked 5,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pennell?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pennell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pennell?: Joseph Pennell, American artist and author (1857-1926), followed by Elizabeth Robins Pennell.
Where is the surname Pennell most common?: Wikidata records people named Pennell in the United States.
Is the surname Pennell getting more or less common?: More common. 6,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,170 in 2010, up 1.6%.
What are other spellings of Pennell?: Pennel.