Origin Displayed: English
The name Pendleton is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in the chapelry of Pendleton found in the parish of Eccles in Lancashire. The Pendleton surname was originally derived from the Old English word pendle which means hill. It was also derived from the Old English word ton which refers to a farm or homestead. Therefore the original bearers of the name lived by the farm that was situated on a hill.
Spelling variations include: Pendleton, Pendelton and others.
First found in Lancashire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Bryan Pendleton who settled in New England in 1630; Mary Pendleton and her husband settled in Boston in 1679; Otis Pendleton settled in Boston in 1823.
