Penny Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'peni(n)g' meaning 'penny'.
Often a nickname given to someone wealthy or someone of importance.
Discover how your Penny ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 42 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 |
| Channel Islands | 17 |
| Cheshire | 97 |
| Cornwall | 105 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 32 |
| Devon | 193 |
| Dorset | 116 |
| Durham | 26 |
| Essex | 73 |
| Gloucestershire | 105 |
| Hampshire | 291 |
| Herefordshire | 23 |
| Hertfordshire | 57 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 107 |
| Lancashire | 369 |
| Leicestershire | 54 |
| Lincolnshire | 36 |
| London | 626 |
| Middlesex | 102 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 23 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 |
| Nottinghamshire | 38 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 22 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 386 |
| Surrey | 66 |
| Sussex | 40 |
| Staffordshire | 88 |
| Warwickshire | 82 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 380 |
| Worcestershire | 110 |
| Yorkshire | 233 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 18 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 51 |
| Merionethshire | 14 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 17 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 642 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 76 |
| General Labourer | 51 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Living On Own Means | 34 |
| General Servant Domestic | 33 |
| Carpenter | 30 |
| Labourer | 30 |
| Coal Miner | 27 |
| Farmer | 24 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 23 |
| Farm Labourer | 21 |
| Laundress | 20 |
| Dressmaker | 17 |
| Shepherd | 17 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 16 |
| General Servant | 14 |
| Carter | 14 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Farm Servant | 13 |
| House Keeper | 13 |
| Errand Boy | 13 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| Cotton Weaver | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Penny | 2,213 |
| Mary Penny | 2,112 |
| John Penny | 1,832 |
| Elizabeth Penny | 1,555 |
| George Penny | 1,351 |
| James Penny | 1,163 |
| Sarah Penny | 1,137 |
| Thomas Penny | 1,133 |
| Henry Penny | 859 |
| Charles Penny | 786 |
| Ann Penny | 746 |
| Jane Penny | 670 |
| Ellen Penny | 563 |
| Edward Penny | 515 |
| Eliza Penny | 481 |
| Joseph Penny | 480 |
| Frederick Penny | 473 |
| Emma Penny | 462 |
| Alice Penny | 439 |
| Annie Penny | 394 |
| Samuel Penny | 392 |
| Emily Penny | 385 |
| Alfred Penny | 377 |
| Arthur Penny | 361 |
| Robert Penny | 359 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penny | 100% | 34,856 |
| 2 | Penney | 83% | 12,490 |
| 3 | Pinney | 67% | 3,686 |
| 4 | Peny | 80% | 546 |
| 5 | Pinny | 80% | 304 |
| 6 | Panny | 80% | 236 |
| 7 | Ponny | 80% | 136 |
| 8 | Peney | 80% | 135 |
| 9 | Ponney | 67% | 120 |
| 10 | Panney | 67% | 112 |
The surname Penny is the most popular version of all its varients