Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PENDLETON
There are approximately 2,345 people named Pendleton in the UK. That makes it the 3,981th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 37 are named Pendleton.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
PendeltonPendleten
Pandleton
Penddleton
Pendletons
Pendleto
Pendletion
Pendeleton
Pendellton
Pendlenton
Pendleston
Pemdleton
Pendleon
Pendletom
Pendletone
Pendlet
Pendletonne
Pendleion
Pendalton
Pendlengton
Pendleonn
The Pendleton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) The summit of the hill, Gaelic, from pendle, the summit, and dun, a hill. Pen-dal-ton, the town at the head of the valley.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PENDLETON. T\vo townships in Lancashire are so called.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.