Penington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Lancashire; Pennington, Cumbria; or Pennington, Hampshire. Some members of the family changed the spelling to Pennington in the 14th century.
Those bearing it include:
David Penington (1930–2023), Australian doctor Isaac Penington (Lord Mayor) (1584–1661), English merchant and Lord Mayor of the City of London Isaac Penington (Quaker) (1616–1679), English religious activist, son of the aforementioned Isaac Sir Isaac Pennington (1745–1817), British physician John B. Penington (1825–1902), American politician
See also Pennington (surname) Pennington (disambiguation)
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