as a Last Name
- 4,091
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Penland
Meaning & Origins
Of uncertain origin. Possibly an altered form of Pentland or a habitational name from Penlan Hall, Essex or Penlan Farm in Hereford and Worcester. There are also numerous places in Wales named Penlan, notably in Dyfed, and the name may have been adopted on arrival in the U.S. by immigrants from any of these places.
| 7,094th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,091
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Carolina
- has the most people named Penland per capita
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