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Origin of Pen Total Records: 21  Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: The only information I have, is what family members have told me. The name was supposed to have originated in Ireland. Three brothers came to this country from Ireland, and settled in different parts of the U.S. My family branch is from Asheville, NC, and there are quite a few Penland's there. Surnames: Penland Submitted by: Lisa Penland Cress Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Looks like a variation of Pennington which is English for one who payed a tax or tribute. Surnames: Peninton, Pennington Submitted by: Monte Pennington Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Johannes Jakob Koppenhoffer (b. 27 NOV 1705)arrived in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania with Palantines aboard the ship 'Robert and Alice' September 11, 1738. Settled in Earl Township (New Holland), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Jacob emmigrated from Mechesheim, Baden, Germany. Married Elizabeth Catharina Weider on 03 Jul 1736 in Germany. Children immagrated to Shennandoah Valley, Virginia, Greenbrier and Nicholas Counties in West Virginia, with descendants in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Name was changed by children to Copenhaver. Surnames: Copenhaver, Koppenhoffer Submitted by: David L. Copenhaver Sr. Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Descendants of Peter C. Cool, Sr. (1804-1894)...from ?? PA. and Frederick County, MD. to Adams County, PA. Surnames: Carpenter Submitted by: Erin McCleaf-Bolling Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: All Knappenbergers of the US are tied together as one family back to Wuerttemberg (Germany) Surnames: Knappenberger Submitted by: Sue Knappenberger Appleton Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Family history/family tree from 1500's in Wuerttemburg to America up to present day. Surnames: Knappenberger Submitted by: Sue Knappenberger Appleton Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Researching ALL Pensingers beginning with Barthelme (1733 - ?), son Henry; his 11 children and their families. Several Pensinger researchers began a email Research Group mid-April 2001. Send a message to me <siegrist@lisco.com> or <siegrist_family@yahoo.com> to join us. Surnames: Pensinger Submitted by: Cindy Siegrist Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: looking for Mendenahll,Fowler, Hoyd, Johnson Surnames: Penticoff Submitted by: Bev Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Tappens back to 1500's! Prussia>Holland>New York>Ohio>Michigan. Lots of other surnames also. Surnames: Tappen Submitted by: Scott Tappen Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Roseanna Spence, Born in Philadelphia PA area in 1857 - married a Hugh Scott Surnames: Spence Submitted by: Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: James Pendarvis from Alachua County County, Florida, b abt 1832, d abt 1866 in Alachua County, Fl. Married Nancy Williams, b? d 1872 Alachua Co., FL. Surnames: PENDARVIS Submitted by: Pat Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: looking for father,edward james spencer grandmother name cora grandfather was in navy midetian tennesse father was in navymemhis tennesse my name is coral ann spencer born 1963 memphis Surnames: spencer Submitted by: coral ann spencer kennedy Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Researching Penix and all other spellings of the name. I am on my 11th year of research and have over 8000 descendants of Joshua Penix and Ann Cathey. Surnames: Penix Submitted by: Bob Adams Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Researching the surname Pennicard or variants from Kirdford,West Sussex Surnames: Pennicard Submitted by: John Belchamber Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Spensley, Pedley Surnames: Spensley Submitted by: John Spensley Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Mary Rosella Penrod Surnames: Penrod Submitted by: Jennifer Scott Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: Basically the origin of the name is the small town Schneverdingen in nothern Germany, where are places nearby called Insel and Hoepen. This area was owned by the saxonian leader Cordt tom Hoepen, later during the 17th century the name was changed to Inselmann, because of the local nobility, who seperated the land owners (lower nobility: marked by the word 'tom') and the higher nobility. The first use of the name is documented in 1605. Surnames: Inselmann, Hoepen Submitted by: Frank Inselmann Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: tile maker Surnames: Pennebaker, Pfannebecker, Pannebecker Submitted by: Paul E. Pennebaker Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: The origin of the surname Penunuri is Basque (Spain) meaning "house amongst the rocks". Surnames: Penunuri Submitted by: Steven Penunuri Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: The origin of the surname Penunuri is Basque (Spain), an isolar, indiginous people of the Pyranees mountains dividing Spain and France. Neither a genetic nor linguistal link has ever been discovered between the Basque (originally known as "Euskadi") and other peoples of the World, and to this day their origin remains a true mystery. In Spain, all Basque people were recognized as nobles. Only Basques or noble Spaniards were allowed to live in the Basque lands. Because of this, when you see old Church records you will see de Pe?u?uri referring to their ancestral home and nobility. There are variations of the spelling (Pe?o?ori, Pe?e?uri and Pe?u?uri). Church records in Vizcaya, Spain date back to the 1500's and span over a course of 300 years. The Basque people derived their surnames from descriptions of their farmhouses. Pe?u?uri translates as 'House Amongst The Rocks'. This was confirmed by Susan Ibarra, a Basque genealogy expert. The original ancestral home was in Galdamez, later in Encartaciones, and also in Castro Urdiales. In the New World, a branch emmigrated to Argentina and Mexico. The oldest records I found were in Puebla circa 1730. There are a few in the Mexico City area but the majority are in Northern Mexico. Some settled in Butac, near Sonora, an extinct pueblo now underwater. Their, they founded a Spanish mission and became quite wealthy as owners/operators of gold and silver mines, as well as a flour mill, a cattle ranch and a general store. Some left after an indian massacre circa 1850 and by 1960 they had all but left the region. Their decendants later left Mexico for Arizona, Idaho and Southern California, with streets named in their honor in Moreno Valley, Ca. (Penunuri Place) and Mexico City. Surnames: Penunuri Submitted by: Steven Penunuri Origin of Pen, Meaning of Pen Origin: piepen-: dutch, meaning to squeak or whistle -brink: dutch, danish, or low german. meaning "man who lives by a pasture, particularly one surrounded by a marsh" my theory is that some guy in holland was sitting around with his sheep and whistling a song and people started calling him "piepenbrink" note: the german "brink" has an e on the end, "brinke". this letter could have been dropped on ellis island, if you live in america. Surnames: Piepenbrink, Piepenbrinke Submitted by: Sarah Piepenbrink 11/21/2009 9:30 PM Page 1 of 1

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