The Penrod surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,867 people carried this name — #5,095 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,584 in 2000.

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In print

Penrod in American newspapers,
1915–1917.

Newspaper page from The Washburn Times carrying the name Penrod
The Washburn Times 1917-12-27
Newspaper page from Iowa County Democrat carrying the name Penrod
Iowa County Democrat 1915-07-15
Newspaper page from Wauwatosa News carrying the name Penrod
Wauwatosa News 1917-11-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,035 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Penrod in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1950s.

102 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Penrod. The most, 43, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 56
Queensland 15
Western Australia 14
Victoria 8
Tasmania 3
South Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Penrod,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Penrod 1929–2015 · photographer
  • Jack Penrod 1939–2025 · businessperson

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Penrod,
in the records of the United States.

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 States300 records

300 records of the Penrod name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 218
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Malone O. Penrod

    Born 1921 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; shoe factory worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Egypt Mills Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John L. Penrod

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1941, died 1986; buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Elizabeth Penrod

    Born 1892 in Russia. Registered as a foreign national in Deer Lodge County, Montana, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 300 records for Penrod in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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