| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 17 |
| Cheshire | 93 |
| Cornwall | 28 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 55 |
| Dorset | 62 |
| Durham | 16 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 77 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 51 |
| Lancashire | 87 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 38 |
| London | 131 |
| Middlesex | 5 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 19 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 30 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 25 |
| Warwickshire | 18 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 25 |
| Worcestershire | 43 |
| Yorkshire | 72 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 12 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 173 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 25 |
| House Servant | 15 |
| Servant | 15 |
| Labourer | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 11 |
| Silk Weaver | 10 |
| Tailor | 8 |
| House Keeper | 7 |
| Shoe Maker | 7 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 6 |
| Coal Miner | 6 |
| Groom | 5 |
| Cotton Weaver | 5 |
| Cotton Weaver Power | 5 |
| Laundress | 5 |
| Nurse | 5 |
| Carter | 4 |
| Dressmaker | 4 |
| Joiner | 4 |
| Carpenter | 4 |
| Wife | 4 |
| House Maid | 4 |
| Boatmans Son | 4 |
| Brick Maker | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Penney | 769 |
| Mary Penney | 729 |
| John Penney | 630 |
| Elizabeth Penney | 523 |
| George Penney | 496 |
| Thomas Penney | 406 |
| Sarah Penney | 387 |
| James Penney | 386 |
| Charles Penney | 282 |
| Henry Penney | 271 |
| Ann Penney | 235 |
| Jane Penney | 217 |
| Joseph Penney | 178 |
| Alice Penney | 173 |
| Ellen Penney | 169 |
| Annie Penney | 164 |
| Edward Penney | 164 |
| Arthur Penney | 152 |
| Eliza Penney | 146 |
| Frederick Penney | 144 |
| Alfred Penney | 142 |
| Robert Penney | 137 |
| Emma Penney | 133 |
| Hannah Penney | 125 |
| Walter Penney | 123 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penny | 83% | 34,856 |
| 2 | Penney | 100% | 12,490 |
| 3 | Pinney | 83% | 3,686 |
| 4 | Peny | 67% | 546 |
| 5 | Pinny | 67% | 304 |
| 6 | Panny | 67% | 236 |
| 7 | Ponny | 67% | 136 |
| 8 | Peney | 83% | 135 |
| 9 | Ponney | 83% | 120 |
| 10 | Panney | 83% | 112 |
The surname Penney is the 2nd most popular variant of Penny.