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

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Notable people with the name include:

Fictional characters

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  • Llewellin Penrose, fictional character in the novel, Mr. Penrose: The Journal of Penrose, Seaman by William Williams (1727–1791)

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia, et al. (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 484. ISBN 0198605617