Pennington ( surname ) - wikipedia Pennington ( surname ) Pennington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Cumbria. Other branches include members from an area of Surrey, London, Yorkshire, Hampshire and North America. This surname was originally spelled Penington ; some members of the family changed the spelling in the 14th century. This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Contents 1 Sport 2 Politics 3 Science, engineering, medicine, etc 4 Arts & entertainment 5 Miscellaneous 6 See also 7 References Sport Alan Pennington ( 1916 -- 1961 ), British sprinter Alfred Pennington ( b 1975 ), English footballer Art Pennington ( 1923 -- 2017 ), David `` Superman '' Pennington, baseball player Chad Pennington ( b 1976 ), James Chadwick Pennington, US footballer Cliff Pennington ( baseball ) ( b 1984 ), Major League Baseball infielder Cliff Pennington ( ice hockey ) ( b 1940 ), retired Canadian ice hockey forward Elliot Pennington ( b 1987 ), US skater George Pennington ( cricketer ) ( fl 1927 ), English sportsman Hal Pennington ( fl 1934 - 1988 ), US athletics coach Harry Pennington ( 1902 -- 1995 ), British wrestler Harry Pennington ( cricketer ) ( 1880 -- 1961 ), English cricketer Harry Pennington ( footballer ) ( b 1875 ), English footballer Jack Pennington ( b 1953 ), US racing car driver Jesse Pennington ( 1883 -- 1970 ), English footballer Jimmy Pennington ( b 1939 ), English footballer Joan Pennington ( b 1960 ), US swimmer John Pennington ( cricketer ) ( 1881 -- 1942 ), English cricketer Kewpie Pennington ( 1896 - 1953 ), George Louis `` Kewpie '' Pennington, US baseball player Matthew Pennington ( b 1994 ), English footballer Parker Pennington ( b 1984 ), Parker Blair Pennington, US figure skater Raquel Pennington ( b 1988 ), a US martial artist Rowland Pennington ( 1870 -- 1929 ), English footballer Terrance Pennington ( b 1983 ), US footballer Tom Pennington ( 1939 - 2013 ), US footballer Politics A.A. Pennington ( 1825 -- 1885 ), US politician Alexander C.M. Pennington ( 1810 -- 1867 ), US politician Andrew Pennington ( 1960 / 61 - 2000 ), British politician Dennis Pennington ( 1776 -- 1854 ), US politician Fannie Pennington ( 1914 - 2013 ), US activist Frederick Pennington ( 1819 -- 1914 ), English merchant and politician James W.C. Pennington ( 1809 -- 1870 ), US religious leader and activist John Kenneth Pennington ( 1927 - 2011 ), Priest and politician John L. Pennington ( 1829 -- 1900 ), fifth Governor of Dakota Territory John Pennington ( politician ) ( 1870 -- 1945 ), Warburton Pennington, Austalian politician John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster ( 1740 -- 1813 ), British peer William George Pennington ( fl 1858 - 1868 ), Australian politician William Pennington ( 1796 -- 1862 ), US politician William Sanford Pennington ( 1757 - 1826 ), US politician Science, engineering, medicine, etc Barry Pennington ( 1923 -- 1968 ), William Barry Pennington, British mathematician Donald Pennington, British psychologist and Vice-chancellor E.J. Pennington ( 1858 -- 1911 ), US inventor and entrepreneur Havoc Pennington ( b c1976 ), Robert Sanford Havoc Pennington, US computer engineer Hugh Pennington ( b 1938 ), Thomas Hugh Pennington, British bacteriologist and academic Isaac Pennington ( 1745 -- 1817 ), English physician Josias Pennington, Architect of Baldwin & Pennington Mark Pennington, British political scientist Mary Engle Pennington ( 1872 -- 1952 ), Engle Pennington, US scientist Winifred Pennington ( 1915 - 2007 ), British biologist ( aka Winifred Anne Tutin ) Arts & entertainment Ann Pennington ( actress ), 1893 - 1971 Ann Pennington ( model ), b 1950 Barbara Pennington ( born 1950s ), US singer Basil Pennington ( 1931 -- 2005 ), US Catholic priest, religious leader and author Brad Pennington ( born 1969 ), US baseball player Bruce Pennington ( born 1944 ), British painter and illustrator C.M. Pennington - Richards ( 1911 -- 2005 ), Cyril Montague Pennington Richards, British film director Elliot Pennington ( b 1987 ), US ice dancer J.P. Pennington ( b 1949 ), US musician Exile ( US band ) James Pennington ( b 1965 ), US musician AKA Suburban Knight Janice Pennington ( b 1942 ), US model Joe Pennington ( b 1928 ), US guitarist aka `` Joe Penny, '' Jon Penington ( 1922 - 1997 ), British screenwriter Marla Pennington ( b 1954 ), US actress Melanne Pennington ( 1960 - 1988 ), US singer and dancer Michael Pennington ( b 1943 ), Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington, British actor and director Michael Joseph Pennington ( b 1970 ), English actor aka Johnny Vegas Pennington 's Seventeenth Summer, aka Pennington 's Last Term, a novel by K.M. Peyton Ray Pennington, ( b 1933 ), Ramon Daniel `` Ray '' Pennington, a US singer Ty Pennington ( b 1964 ), Tygert Burton `` Ty '' Pennington, US TV host Zac Pennington ( fl 2002 - 2013 ), US musician of the Parenthetical Girls Miscellaneous Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington Jr. ( 1838 - 1917 ), US soldier Basil Pennington ( 1931 -- 2005 ), Dom M. Basil Pennington, monk Bill Pennington ( 1956 ), William Mark Pennington, US journalist Brooks Pennington Jr. ( 1925 -- 1996 ), US businessman Dennis Pennington ( 1776 - 1854 ), farmer and a stonemason Irene Wells Pennington ( 1898 -- 2003 ), US entrepreneur John Penington ( 1584 -- 1646 ), Sir John Pennington, English sailor Sir Joseph Pennington, 2nd Baronet ( 1677 -- 1744 ) Josslyn Francis Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster ( 1834 -- 1917 ) Julie Pennington - Russell ( b 1960 ), US Baptist minister Larcena Pennington Page ( 1837 -- 1913 ), US pioneer Lowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster ( 1745 -- 1818 ) Richard Pennington ( 1947 -- 2017 ), US police officer Robert B. Pennington, US Marine charged in 2006 with crimes relating to the abduction and murder of an Iraqi civilian Sarah, Lady Pennington ( d 1783 ), an English noblewoman and author William Pennington ( businessman ) ( 1923 -- 2011 ), US gambler Sir William Pennington, 1st Baronet ( 1655 -- 1730 ) See also Penington ( surname ) Pennington ( disambiguation ) References Jump up ^ `` The Pennington Surname ''. myfamily.com. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 August 2010. Jump up ^ Peter Charles Barns - Graham ( nephew of Wilhelmina Barns - Graham ). `` Pennington1 ( requires membership to view without interruption ) ''. Stirnet. Retrieved 16 August 2010. External link in publisher = ( help ) Surname list This page lists people with the surname Pennington. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. 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Question: where does the last name pennington come from
Answer: Pennington, Cumbria