How Many People Have the Last Name Penn?
people had the surname Penn in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 15,198 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+808 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Penn (50.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 38.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Penn ranks #1,373. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 53.8% to 50.6%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Penn grew from 18,601 people in 2000 to 19,409 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #1,765 to #1,849. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.9 to 6.58 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 18,601 | 19,409 |
| Rank | #1,765 | #1,849 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.9 | 6.58 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Penn
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Penn: P500
👤 Penn as a First Name
Penn is a first name too: about 1,147 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
🧮 Your First Name + Penn
Look up another surname
⊙ We don't save the names you search.