Explore the Family Name Pendlebury

The meaning of Pendlebury

English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester called Pendlebury, from the hill name Pendle (composed of the Proto-Welsh element penn ‘hill’, ‘head’ + a tautologous Old English hyll) + Old English burg ‘fortified place’.

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How common is the last name Pendlebury in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pendlebury has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Pendlebury was ranked as the 60,390th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 52,619th position, marking a 12.87% change. The count of people with this surname also saw significant growth during this period, increasing from 312 to 394 individuals, a rise of 26.28%. This translates to a modest growth in proportion per 100,000 people, from 0.12 to 0.13, indicating an 8.33% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#52,619	12.87%
Count	312	394	26.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pendlebury

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Pendlebury identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with proportions of 96.47% and 96.45% respectively, marking a negligible decrease of 0.02%. There were no reported instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year. However, there was a new development in 2010 where some individuals, making up 2.28%, started identifying as Hispanic. This was not the case in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.47%	96.45%	-0.02%
Hispanic	0%	2.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%