Penk Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 12
Cornwall 6
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 11
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Penk Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Penk family

Profession Census Frequency
Mariner In Coal Miner 3
Shoe Maker 2
Coal Miner 2
Agricultural Labourer 1
Independent 1
Silk Throwster 1
Labourer 1
Male Servant 1
Blacksmith Journeyman 1
Servant 1
Widow 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Penk

Name Census Frequency
John Penk 50
William Penk 43
Elizabeth Penk 42
Mary Penk 34
Thomas Penk 27
Sarah Penk 25
George Penk 21
David Penk 18
Joseph Penk 14
Jane Penk 13
Ann Penk 12
Annie Penk 11
Emma Penk 11
Alice Penk 10
James Penk 10
Margaret Penk 9
Alfred Penk 7
Emily Penk 7
Robert Penk 7
Benjamin Penk 6
Charles Penk 6
Edwin Penk 6
Louisa Penk 6
Martha Penk 6
Caroline Penk 5

Penk Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pink 75% 14,344
2 Pank 75% 1,440
3 Penk 100% 556

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The surname Penk is the 3rd most popular variant of Pink.

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