as a Last Name
- 1,506
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Penning
Meaning & Origins
English, Dutch, and North German: from early Middle English penning, Low German penning, Middle Dutch penninc ‘penny’ (see Penny), a topographic name (from a field name) or a nickname referring to tax dues of a penny.
| 16,570th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Pennington, Penn, Penny, Penney, Pennell, Penner, Pennock, Penna, Pennypacker, Pennebaker
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,506
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Penning per capita
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