Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PENNINGTON
There are approximately 9,590 people named Pennington in the UK. That makes it the 1,098th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 152 are named Pennington.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Pennington surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Derived from the manor of Pennington, in Lancashire, England, anciently Penitone, written in the Doomsday-Book, Pennegetum.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PENNINGTON. A parish and a township in Lancashire, and a tything in Hampshire. Gamel de Pennington, who derived his name from the first-mentioned place, is said to have been seated at Mulcaster, co. Cumberland, at the time of the Conquest. Courthope's Debrett. But Hutchinson goes much further, and finds the family there " soon after the Roman accession!" Cumberland, i. 565. In the time of King John, one branch of the family took the name of Mulcaster, from their residence. Mulcaster, now Muncaster, is still possessed by a Pennington, ennobled as Baron Jluncaster.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.