Pennings

Pennings Meaning & Origin

About Pennings
The surname Pennings is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Penn, which was a short form of the name Bernard. The suffix "-ings" indicates "son of" or "descendant of," making Pennings mean "son of Penn" or "descendant of Penn." It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to denote a person's lineage or family connection to someone named Penn.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pennings is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pennings: 523
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 41579
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pennings based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Pennings is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNNKS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P05052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 N IH0 NG Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈpɛnɪŋz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNNKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P552

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pennings in Braille

Here's how to represent Pennings in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pennings in braille

How to sign the name Pennings using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pennings using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pennings in sign language

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