How Many People Have the Last Name Penny?
people had the surname Penny in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 28,818 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+634 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Penny (71.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Penny ranks #2,614. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Penny grew from 9,615 people in 2000 to 10,249 in 2010 (up 6.6%), and its rank fell from #3,410 to #3,485. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.56 to 3.47 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 9,615 | 10,249 |
| Rank | #3,410 | #3,485 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.56 | 3.47 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Penny
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Penny: P500
👤 Penny as a First Name
Penny is a first name too: about 83,900 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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