| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 1 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 16 |
| 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 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| Cotton Worker | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Provision Shop Keeper | 2 |
| General Labourer | 1 |
| House Servant | 1 |
| Shepherd | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Coal Miner | 1 |
| Dairyman | 1 |
| Hawker | 1 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Smith Dealer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Penniston | 50 |
| William Penniston | 44 |
| Thomas Penniston | 36 |
| George Penniston | 32 |
| John Penniston | 31 |
| Elizabeth Penniston | 29 |
| Sarah Penniston | 26 |
| Ann Penniston | 17 |
| Emily Penniston | 16 |
| Emma Penniston | 16 |
| James Penniston | 15 |
| Charles Penniston | 14 |
| Henry Penniston | 12 |
| Ada Penniston | 11 |
| Eliza Penniston | 11 |
| Alice Penniston | 9 |
| Annie Penniston | 9 |
| Hannah Penniston | 9 |
| Joseph Penniston | 9 |
| Ellen Penniston | 8 |
| Harriet Penniston | 8 |
| Jane Penniston | 8 |
| Arthur Penniston | 7 |
| Edward Penniston | 7 |
| Harriett Penniston | 7 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peniston | 89% | 1,245 |
| 2 | Penniston | 100% | 672 |
| 3 | Pennistone | 90% | 176 |
The surname Penniston is the 2nd most popular variant of Peniston.