Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PENNY
There are approximately 9,882 people named Penny in the UK. That makes it the 1,070th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 156 are named Penny.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
PenneyPennie
Panny
Pany
Pean
Pann
Peanny
Peany
Peeny
Peanney
Peeney
Peaney
Peeany
Painny
Paeny
Peenney
Pegney
Panney
Payny
Panye
Pannya
Painy
Paney
Pahny
Peann
Painney
The Penny surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PENNY. Probably local. INIany places in Scotland are compounded with this word (whatever it may mean), as Penuycross, Pennycuick, Pennygown, Penuimuir, &c.