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 politicianAlexander James Pennington (born 1982), British optometristAdam Nicholas Pennington (born 1987), Media EventsAlexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington, Jr. (1838–1917), American soldierAndrew Stuart Pennington (born 1957), BusinessmanAndrew Pennington (1960/61-2000), British politicianAnn Pennington (actress) (1893–1971), American actressAnn Pennington (model) (born 1950), American modelBarbara Pennington (born 1950s), American singerBasil Pennington (1931–2005), American Catholic priest, religious leader and authorBrad Pennington (born 1969), American baseball playerBruce Pennington (born 1944), British painter and illustratorChad Pennington (born 1976), American football playerChristopher Glyn Pennington (born 1954), PetrophysicistCliff Pennington (disambiguation)David Andrew Pennington (born 1983), architectDennis Pennington (1776–1854), American politicianDonald Pennington, British psychologist and authorE. J. Pennington (1858–1911), American inventor and entrepreneurElliot Pennington (born 1987), American skaterSir Eric Kyle Pennington, 3rd Baronet (c. 1710–1768)Gamel Augustus Pennington, 4th Baron Muncaster (1831–1862)Harry Pennington (1902–1995), British wrestlerHarry Pennington (cricketer) (1880–1961), English cricketerHarry Pennington (footballer) (1875–unknown), English footballerHavoc Pennington (born c. 1970s), American computer programmerHugh Pennington (born 1938), British bacteriologist and academicIrene Wells Pennington (1898–2003), American entrepreneurIsaac Pennington (1745–1817), British physicianJ.P. Pennington, American singer and composer for Exile (American band)Jack Pennington (born 1953), American race car driverJames Pennington, (born 1965) American musician and disc jockey AKA Suburban KnightJames C. Pennington, (1926–1998) Major General U.S. ARMYJames W.C. Pennington (1809–1870), American religious leader and activistJanice Pennington (born 1942), American modelJesse Pennington (1883–1970), British football playerJoe Pennington (born 1928), American musicianJohn Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster (c. 1740–1813)John L. Pennington (1821–1900), American politicianSir 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 settlerLaura Susanne Pennington, (born 1985), Doctor of MedicineLowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster (1745–1818)Lowther Augustus John Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster (1802–1838)Marla Pennington (born 1954), American actressMichael Pennington (born 1942), British actor and directorMichael Joseph Pennington (born 1971), British comedian and actor AKA Johnny VegasParker Pennington (born 1984), American skaterRichard Pennington (born 1947), American law-enforcement officerTerrance Pennington (born 1983), American football playerTy Pennington (born 1964), American carpenter and performerSir William Pennington, 1st Baronet (1655–1730)William Pennington (1796–1862), American politicianWilliam Sanford Pennington (1757–1826), American politicianZac Pennington, American musician of Parenthetical Girls fame