How common is the last name Pendleton?

15,691 people in the United States have the last name Pendleton, about 1 in 19,049. It ranks #2,258 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PENDLETON

#2,258

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,691
About
1 in 19,049
This common or more
49.2%
Who bears it

Of the 15,691 people with the last name Pendleton, 69.8% reported their origin as White, 20.9% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Pendleton

#2,256 Rosenthal · 15,700#2,257 Nugent · 15,695#2,259 Parr · 15,676#2,260 Urbina · 15,674

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Pendleton, most common first.

#38,825 Pendelton · 613

Also a first name

As a first name, Pendleton ranks #42,623 of 53,615, with 168 people. See Pendleton as a first name

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