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    The surname Pennock

    A surname, carried by 2,421 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P520

    Pennock: #12,745 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pennock #12,745, 2,421 people Pennock: #12,745 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pennock #12,745, 2,421 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pennock is more common than 92.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,421 people named Pennock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,528 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,337.

    #12,745
    rank among US surnames
    2,421
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #12,221)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,740Bracamonte2,423127,423
    #12,744Fuerte2,422127,475
    #12,745Mudge2,421127,528
    #12,752DeGraw2,420127,581

    Who is named Pennock

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

    92% of people named Pennock identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pennocks

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christopher Pennock
      American actor, 1944–2021
    • Herb Pennock
      American baseball player and coach (1894–1948)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pennock

    Pennock has the Soundex code P520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Pennock?
    2,421 people in the United States had the surname Pennock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,528 Americans. It ranked 12,745th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pennock?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Pennock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pennock?
    Christopher Pennock, American actor, followed by Herb Pennock.
    Where is the surname Pennock most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pennock in the United States.
    Is the surname Pennock getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,421 in 2010, up 3.6%.