as a Last Name
- 15,087
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Pendleton
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name from a place near Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, or another in Lancashire, both called Pendleton from the hill name Pendle + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
| 2,082nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Pendergrass, Pender, Pendley, Pendergast, Pendergraft, Pendarvis, Pendelton, Pendergrast, Pendell, Pendry
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 15,087
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Maine
- has the most people named Pendleton per capita
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