Penson

Penson Meaning & Origin

About Penson
The surname Penson is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Penn", which itself is a short form of the name "Pennington". The name "Pennington" is composed of the Old English elements "penn", meaning "hill", and "tun", meaning "enclosure" or "settlement". Therefore, the surname Penson can be interpreted to mean "one who comes from the settlement on the hill".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Penson: 1,891
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15483
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.64

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNSN
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P05205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 N S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈpɛnsən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Penson in Braille

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

The name Penson in braille

How to sign the name Penson using Sign Language

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

The name Penson in sign language

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