How common is the surname Pennington?

40,854 people in the United States had the surname Pennington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,557 Americans. It ranked 846th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pennington?

Mary Engle Pennington, American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952), followed by Ty Pennington.

Where is the surname Pennington most common?

Wikidata records people named Pennington in the United States.

Is the surname Pennington getting more or less common?

More common. 40,339 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,854 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Pennington

A surname, carried by 40,854 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pennington is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 40,854 people named Pennington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,557 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 40,339.

#846

rank among US surnames

40,854

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #779)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#837	Enriquez	41,271	7,481
#838	Hickman	41,163	7,501
#839	Quintero	41,158	7,501
#840	Randolph	41,129	7,507
#841	Schaefer	41,063	7,519
#842	Walls	41,025	7,526
#843	Trejo	41,021	7,527

Who is named Pennington

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

88% of people named Pennington identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Penningtons

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Engle Pennington
American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952)
Ty Pennington
American television host, born 1964
Ann Pennington
American dancer, actress and singer (1893–1971)
Havoc Pennington
American computer engineer and entrepreneur, born 1976
William Pennington
American politician (1796-1862)
Chad Pennington
American football player (born 1976)
Joan Pennington
American swimmer, world champion, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pennington

Penning

Pennington has the Soundex code P552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P552.

Questions

How common is the surname Pennington?: 40,854 people in the United States had the surname Pennington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,557 Americans. It ranked 846th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pennington?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Pennington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pennington?: Mary Engle Pennington, American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952), followed by Ty Pennington.
Where is the surname Pennington most common?: Wikidata records people named Pennington in the United States.
Is the surname Pennington getting more or less common?: More common. 40,339 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,854 in 2010, up 1.3%.