The penland Surname
penland Name Meaning and History
Of uncertain origin. Possibly an altered form of Pentland or
a habitational name from Penlan Hall, Essex or Penlan Farm in Hereford
and Worcester. There are also numerous places in Wales named Penlan,
notably in Dyfed, and the name may have been adopted on arrival in the
U.S. by immigrants from any of these places.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| John Willis Hanford "Hank" Penland |
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| PENLAND W E 1907-1954 |
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| Penland ancestors | Sydney (Penland) Cranor | 5 |
| North Carolina Son of Donald McCrackin Penland |
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| Bessie Penland 1897 - North Carolina |
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| PENLAND HISTORY IN S.C.,N.C., TENN | LAURIE PENLAND SKIDMORE | 12 |
| Judd Penland | Lisa Penland Cress | 114 |
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