Penisson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The Penisson surname is a habitational name, taken on from the place named Penistone near Sheffield, in South Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Penisson family

The surname Penisson was first found in South Yorkshire at Penistone, a market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The place name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was first listed as Pengestone. 1 By 1199, the place name was known as Peningeston. The name probably meant "farmstead by a hill called Penning," from the Celtic "penn," meaning hill + the Old English "-ing" + "tun." 2 One of the earliest records of the surname was Sir Gyles Penyston (fl. 13th century), whose ancestors held a family seat in Cornwall and is an ancestor of the Penyston Baronets. Aanother early reference of the name is "Thomas de Penyston, who is said to have flourished at Truro, co. Cornwall, in the reign of the Conqueror." 3

Early History of the Penisson family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Penisson research. Another 159 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1412, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1556, 1591, 1600, 1620, 1637, 1640, 1642, 1648, 1656, 1674, 1679 and 1705 are included under the topic Early Penisson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Penisson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Penniston, Pennyston, Penestone, Peneystone, Peneyston, Penyston and many more.

Early Notables of the Penisson family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir Thomas Penyston, 1st Baronet (1591–1642), English politician, Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1637 and 1640, Member of Parliament for Westbury in 1640; and his son, Sir Thomas Penyston, 2nd...
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Penisson Ranking

In France, the name Penisson is the 8,801^st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Penisson family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicholas Pennistone, who settled in Maryland in 1666; Sarah Pennistone, who settled in Maryland in 1666; Jno Pennistone, who arrived in Virginia in 1687.

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/