Penne Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The spelling Penne grew out of Penn, an English surname with a long paper trail. Read literally, Penne points to “hill or sheep pen”.

• Penne ranked 65,244 in the 2010 US Census, with 304 people answering to the name. From 1891 to 2000, 586 births in France were registered under Penne. Births ran at 33 in 1891–1900 and 56 in 1991–2000.
• Other spellings include Pen.
• The extra “e” in Penne is a spelling habit rather than a different name.

Family crest and blazon

Looking for a Penne coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours. Get the complete Penne report, with a museum-style coat of arms.