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There are approximately 9,882 people named Penny in the UK. That makes it the 1,070th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 156 are named Penny.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Penny surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PENNY. Probably local. INIany places in Scotland are compounded with this word (whatever it may mean), as Penuycross, Pennycuick, Pennygown, Penuimuir, &c.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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