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Penrose Family History

Penrose Name Meaning

Cornish and Welsh: habitational name from any of the places called Penrose or Penrhos: twelve in Cornwall one in Devon several in Wales and one in Herefordshire near the Welsh border. The Cornwall and Devon placenames derive from Middle Cornish pen ros ‘hill's end’ (pen ‘head top end; promontory’ ros ‘promontory hill spur’). The Herefordshire and Wales placenames have the same meaning derived from the Welsh elements which correspond to Middle Cornish pen + ros.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Melrose, Pedrosa, Pembroke, Primrose, Pense, Perron, Penrod, Penne

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You can see how Penrose families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Penrose family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Penrose families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 58 Penrose families living in Ontario. This was about 74% of all the recorded Penrose's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Penrose families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 41,000 census records available for the last name Penrose. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Penrose census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Penrose. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 12,000 military records available for the last name Penrose. For the veterans among your Penrose ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Penrose life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Penrose in 1943 was 41, and 74 in 2004.

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