Pennington is a most nobel and ancient surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Cumbria. Other branches include members from an area of Hampshire and North America. This surname was originally spelled Penington; some members of the family changed the spelling in the 14th century.
Those descended from the original Cumbrian branch and bearing the surname include:
Alexander C.M. Pennington (1810–1867), American politician
Alexander James Pennington (born 1982), British optometrist
Adam Nicholas Pennington (born 1987), Media Events
Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington, Jr. (1838–1917), American soldier
Andrew Stuart Pennington (born 1957), Businessman
Andrew Pennington (1960/61-2000), British politician
Ann Pennington (actress) (1893–1971), American actress
Ann Pennington (model) (born 1950), American model
Barbara Pennington (born 1950s), American singer
Basil Pennington (1931–2005), American Catholic priest, religious leader and author
Brad Pennington (born 1969), American baseball player
Bruce Pennington (born 1944), British painter and illustrator
Chad Pennington (born 1976), American football player
Christopher Glyn Pennington (born 1954), Petrophysicist
Cliff Pennington (disambiguation)
David Andrew Pennington (born 1983), architect
Dennis Pennington (1776–1854), American politician
Donald Pennington, British psychologist and author
E. J. Pennington (1858–1911), American inventor and entrepreneur
Elliot Pennington (born 1987), American skater
Sir Eric Kyle Pennington, 3rd Baronet (c. 1710–1768)
Gamel Augustus Pennington, 4th Baron Muncaster (1831–1862)
Harry Pennington (1902–1995), British wrestler
Harry Pennington (cricketer) (1880–1961), English cricketer
Harry Pennington (footballer) (1875–unknown), English footballer
Havoc Pennington (born c. 1970s), American computer programmer
Hugh Pennington (born 1938), British bacteriologist and academic
Irene Wells Pennington (1898–2003), American entrepreneur
Isaac Pennington (1745–1817), British physician
J.P. Pennington, American singer and composer for Exile (American band)
Jack Pennington (born 1953), American race car driver
James Pennington, (born 1965) American musician and disc jockey AKA Suburban Knight
James C. Pennington, (1926–1998) Major General U.S. ARMY
James W.C. Pennington (1809–1870), American religious leader and activist
Janice Pennington (born 1942), American model
Jesse Pennington (1883–1970), British football player
Joe Pennington (born 1928), American musician
John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster (c. 1740–1813)
John L. Pennington (1821–1900), American politician
Sir Joseph Pennington, 2nd Baronet (1677–1744)
Sir Joseph Pennington, 4th Baronet (1718–1793)
Josslyn Francis Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster (1834–1917)
Larcena Pennington (1837–1913), American settler
Laura Susanne Pennington, (born 1985), Doctor of Medicine
Lowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster (1745–1818)
Lowther Augustus John Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster (1802–1838)
Marla Pennington (born 1954), American actress
Michael Pennington (born 1942), British actor and director
Michael Joseph Pennington (born 1971), British comedian and actor AKA Johnny Vegas
Parker Pennington (born 1984), American skater
Richard Pennington (born 1947), American law-enforcement officer
Terrance Pennington (born 1983), American football player
Ty Pennington (born 1964), American carpenter and performer
Sir William Pennington, 1st Baronet (1655–1730)
William Pennington (1796–1862), American politician
William Sanford Pennington (1757–1826), American politician
Zac Pennington, American musician of Parenthetical Girls fame
