Penfold, sometimes spelt Pinfold, is an English-language surname. The name Penfold can be found in written records dating back to the reign of Alfred the Great. In Middle English, a pinfold was a pound or an open enclosure for stray (or improperly supervised) domesticated animals.
Notable people with the surname Penfold include: Adrian Penfold (born 1952), British planning expert Alexander Penfold (1901–1982), English cricketer Alison Penfold, Australian politician Bernard Penfold (1916–2015), British Army officer Christopher Penfold, British writer and producer in radio and television Christopher Rawson Penfold (1811–1870), Viticulturist and entrepreneur of South Australia's wine industry David Penfold (born 1964), field hockey player from New Zealand Frank C. Penfold (1849–1921), American artist and teacher George Saxby Penfold DD (1770–1846), a Church of England clergyman Hilary Penfold (born 1953), Australian parliamentary counsel and judge John Penfold (1828–1909), British surveyor and architect John Penfold (priest) (1864–1922), British Anglican priest Liz Penfold (born 1947), Australian politician Mary Penfold (1820–1895), Viticulturist and entrepreneur of South Australia's wine industry Mark Penfold (born 1956), English professional footballer Merimeri Penfold (1920–2014), New Zealand Māori educator Molly Penfold (born 2001), New Zealand cricketer Morgan Penfold (born 1998), English footballer Paula Penfold, New Zealand investigative journalist Peter Penfold (1944–2023), British diplomat Robert Penfold (born 1951), Foreign Correspondent for Australia's Nine News William Penfold, early settler and founder of the village of Penfield, South Australia
Notable people with the surname Pinfold include: Allan Pinfold (1929–2019), ring name of Australian professional wrestler Johnny Gilday Andrew Pinfold (born 1978), Canadian road cyclist Elizabeth Pinfold (1859–1927), New Zealand activist for the Belgian Relief Fund (Commission for Relief in Belgium) in WWI Francis Dewsbury Pinfold (1892–1976), New Zealand doctor and politician Graeme Pinfold (1936–1986), Australian rules footballer James Pinfold (born 1950), English-Canadian physicist