Pennington

Place-derived family name

Pennington is an English surname and place name, originally indicating someone from any of several villages called Pennington in England.

As a surname, it appears across English-speaking countries: The Penningtons have lived in this county for generations.

Various towns in the United States bear the name, typically named after early settlers or landowners.

place

Lancashire

Northwestern English county

village · parish · locality · settlement · hamlet · borough · county · municipality · geography · mapping

surname

family name

Hereditary portion of identity

naming · identity · heritage · lineage · genealogy · ancestry · pedigree · bloodline · descendants · forebears

notable

quarterback

Passing position in football

  • NFLPro football organization
  • athleteSports competitor
  • authorCreator of written works

musician · actor · celebrity · biography · accomplishments · career · fame · recognition · achievement

estate

manor

Landed aristocratic residence

  • propertySomething owned or inherent
  • groundsBasis for justification
  • hallInterior connecting pathway

house · landed · gentry · aristocracy · peerage · nobility · titles · lordship · inheritance · patrimony

Categories
Family

penny, pennies, pen, pens, penned, penning

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