Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PENNANT
There are approximately 633 people named Pennant in the UK. That makes it the 9,299th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 10 are named Pennant.
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The Pennant surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Cor. Br.) From Pen, a head, and nant, a vale, or dingle; the head of the dingle; the principal mansion of the family, Bychton, in Wales, being situated at the head of a considerable dingle on the old family estate.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PENNANT. A parish and a township in Montgomeryshire. The family are traced to the celebrated Tudor-Trevor, Lord of Hereford and Whittiugton.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.