Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PENROSE
There are approximately 2,507 people named Penrose in the UK. That makes it the 3,777th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 40 are named Penrose.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Anglo-Saxon
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
PennrosePenros
Penroos
Penroze
Penrows
Panrose
Penroe
Panros
Penroose
Penrowes
Penro
Penres
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Penroo
Penroase
Penrrow
Penrhose
Penris
Penroas
Penroz
The Penrose surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PENROSE. A hamlet near the Land's End in Cornwall, possessed by the family in the XV. century, and doubtless much earlier. C. S. Gilbert's' Cornwall.