Explore the Family Name Pendry

The meaning of Pendry

1. Welsh and English: variant of Penry with intrusive -d-. Compare Henry and Hendry. 2. Cornish: habitational name from any of several places in Cornwall, such as Pendrea in Saint Buryan and Pendrift in Blisland, with names derived from Middle Cornish pen (an) dre ‘top of the village’ (pen ‘head, top, end’ + an ‘the’ + tre ‘village’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of Pendry as a surname has seen minimal changes between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it shifted from 32,302 in 2000 to 33,196 in 2010, indicating a slight decrease in popularity by 2.77%. However, the count or number of people with the surname Pendry rose marginally from 672 to 689, marking a 2.53% increase. The proportion per 100,000 people showed a dip of 8%, shifting from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,302	#33,196	-2.77%
Count	672	689	2.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pendry

Concerning its ethnic identity, the Pendry surname was primarily associated with White ethnicity in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a minor decline of 0.34% over this period. Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there was an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identification within this surname group, rising to 1.16% in 2010 from no representation in 2000. Individuals identifying as two or more races also decreased by 11.59%, whereas those identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	95.65%	-0.34%
Two or More Races	1.64%	1.45%	-11.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.16%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.19%	0%	0%