Explore the Family Name Penninger

The meaning of Penninger

1. German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Penning. 2. Altered form of German Pfenninger. 3. Dutch and Flemish: from an agent derivative of Penning 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Penninger has seen a slight decrease in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Penninger ranked 38,890 in terms of popularity and had a count of 534. By 2010, the rank dropped to 44,109, representing a decline of 13.42 percent. The count of people carrying this surname also decreased to 488, marking an 8.61 percent drop. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 individuals holding this surname fell by 15 percent to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,890	#44,109	-13.42%
Count	534	488	-8.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Penninger

In regard to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Penninger, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was no significant change observed among various ethnicities between 2000 and 2010. An overwhelming majority were identified as White, holding 96.44 percent in 2000 which slightly decreased to 93.24 percent in 2010. There were no individuals identified with Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities in 2000. However, some shift was noted in 2010, with 1.84 percent identifying as Hispanic. Also, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 1.69 percent in 2000 to 3.48 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.44%	93.24%	-3.32%
Two or More Races	1.69%	3.48%	105.92%
Hispanic	0%	1.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%