Penrose is a Cornish-language surname. The surname Penrose is derived from one of the places called Penrose in England and Wales: these are found in ten parishes in Cornwall (including
Penrose near Porthleven), several times in Wales and once in Herefordshire.[1]
People
Notable people with the name include:
Barrie Penrose (1942–2020), British investigative journalist, interviewer and trainer
Brigadier generalWilliam H. Penrose (William Henry Penrose) (1832–1903), Union Army officer
Willie Penrose (born 1956), Irish Labour Party politician
Fictional characters
Llewellin Penrose, fictional character in the novel, Mr. Penrose: The Journal of Penrose, Seaman by
William Williams (1727–1791)
Footnotes
^Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia, et al. (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 484.
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