Penrose is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.
How popular is Penrose?
Penrose is common in England.
Penrose is ranked 46097 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Penrose bearers increased by 3.772189 per cent in 2010 US census to 2806 since 2000, the surname slipped by 448 spots and ranked at 11269. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
White | 89.49 | 91.79 |
Black | 3.88 | 3.59 |
Penrose is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Papua New Guinea is ahead in terms of density. Around 10424 people have been found who wears Penrose as their family name. Penrose is used widely across the globe.
More detailed information can be found below: RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092
Spain9
8,438
China5
661,536
Indonesia3
184,212
France3
4,164
Vietnam2
41,879
Turkey2
50,640
Switzerland2
21,529
Singapore2
1,118
Isle of Man2
124,220
Italy2
30,360
Thailand1
34,581
Chile1
1,704,541
India1
40,340
Malaysia1
53,033
Nigeria1
10,683
Cyprus1
25,746
Finland1
28,365
Kenya1
2,374
Bermuda1
2,309
Monaco1
613
Central African Republic1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,557
Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,105
Wales90
104,075
Brazil64
3,129
Northern Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Penrose:
3,091
Australia997
12,715
South Africa493
10,337
Canada382
43,536
Germany235
3,988
New Zealand192
2,355
Ireland191
4,818
Scotland118
Countries with thousands of Penrose:
10,934
United States3,314
367
Papua New Guinea2,242
3,793
England1,990
Show Full Last Name Distribution
Immigrants to US
From Ireland
Maid Sarah Penrose from Great Britain aboard the Arkansas from Dublin during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 18 years old when she arrived in USA on April 9, 1849. Isaac Penrose (18) Immigrant, 37 years old William Penrose, 24 years old Jas. Penrose, John Penrose, aged 24, Immigrant R. Penrose, Richard Penrose, aged 24, Jno. Penrose (34) Miner, are others that migrated to US from Penzance, Liverpool and Dublin.
Penrose Namesakes
- Roland Penrose, Artist
- Antony Penrose, Lee Miller's son
- Roger Penrose, Physicist
- Barrie Penrose, Journalist
- Beryl Penrose, Tennis player
- Boies Penrose, Former United States Senator
- Norwood Penrose Hallowell, Edward Needles Hallowell's brother
- Calum Penrose, Politician
- Edith Penrose, Economist
- Lionel Penrose, Mathematician
Related Family Names:
You might not know the meaning of Penrose surname. We have collected informaton regarding the meaning and origin of Penrose and displayed for better understanding of surnames. Discover how Penrose is originated?