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".
The surname Pennison is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
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.
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Here's how to represent Pennison in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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.