The Penland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,142 people carried this name — #7,981 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,114 in 2000.

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In print

Penland in American newspapers,
1921–1922.

Newspaper page from The Ocala Banner carrying the name Penland
The Ocala Banner 1922-12-15
Newspaper page from The Ocala Evening Star carrying the name Penland
The Ocala Evening Star 1921-12-23
Newspaper page from The Ocala Evening Star carrying the name Penland
The Ocala Evening Star 1922-12-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Penland in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1910s.

20 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Penland. The most, 5, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 17
New South Wales 1
South Australia 1
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Penland.

In the public record

People named Penland,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States242 records

242 records of the Penland name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 158
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 58
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alvin L. Penland

    Born 1917 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bragg; office clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Oak Forest Methodist Church Cemetery, Hayesville, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Marvin Kenny Penland

    Born 1944; from Piedmont, Alabama. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Henry H. Penland

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1936, died 1985; buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 242 records for Penland in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France4 records

4 records of the Penland name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anne Marie Josephine Penland

    Born 1913 in Ouessant (Finistère); died 1989 in Gien (Loiret).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Penland

    Born 1953 in Saint-Renan (Finistère); died 1989 in Saumur (Maine-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gaston Penland

    Born 1916 in Ouessant; died 2000 in Brest (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Penland in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Penland name in Australia NSW convict, estate and railway indexes
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Jane Penland

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Diana, arriving 1833; certificate of freedom 1839.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

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