The Penz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 226 people carried this name — #83,226 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 217 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 200 people named Penz live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Penz.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.
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.
Who carried it
People named Penz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alain Penz 1947– · alpine skier -
Franz de Paula Penz 1707–1772 · master builder
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Alois Penz 1853–1910 · painter
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Otto Penz 1906–1937 · military officer
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Lothar Penz 1931–
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Hugo Penz 1942– · geographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Penz.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Penz is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.