The Penning surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,711 people carried this name — #15,676 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 158,700 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 79 people named Penning.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 32 people named Penning live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
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