Penry is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Penry
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Penry

How popular is Penry?

Penry is ranked 260801 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Penries plummeted by 3.601108 per cent to 696 since 2000 and slipped by 2419 spots and ranked at 32935. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.52 91.83
Black 6.75 4.85
Hispanic or Latino 1.29 1.39
Others 1.15 1.52
Penry is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Wales. Around 1206 people have been found who wears Penry as their family name. Penry have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,478 South Africa2
20,595 China2
81,201 Switzerland1
36,678 Singapore1
38,841 Scotland1
700 Somalia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
133,639 Canada18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,132 Australia52
Countries with hundreds of Penry:
30,632 United States965
36,041 England118

Penry Namesakes

  • Rupert Penry-Jones, Actor
  • Huw Penry, Author
  • Rupert Penry-Jones, Actor
  • Rupert Penry-Jones, Actor
  • Rupert Penry-Jones, Actor

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