Pennison

Pennison Meaning & Origin

About Pennison
The surname Pennison is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Penn", which is a short form of the name "Pennington". The name "Pennington" itself is a locational surname, referring to someone who hailed from a place called Pennington, which is composed of the Old English elements "penning" meaning "penny" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement". Therefore, the surname Pennison can be interpreted to mean "son of Penn" or "descendant of the person from Pennington".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Pennison: 314
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 63,524
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pennison 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 Pennison is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNSN
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P050205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 N IH0 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/pennison*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pennison in Braille

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

The name Pennison in braille

How to sign the name Pennison using Sign Language

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

The name Pennison in sign language

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