Penton (surname)

Penton is an English surname, which combines the Celtic word Pen meaning 'a hill' and the Old English word tun meaning 'a town or settlement'. It is a toponymic surname for any of several places in England named Penton. This surname may refer to:


 * Arthur Pole Penton (1854–1920), British major general in the Royal Artillery
 * Aurelia Pentón (born 1941), Cuban athlete
 * Baven Penton (1890–?), English professional footballer
 * Brian Penton (1904–1951), Australian journalist and novelist
 * Frederick Thomas Penton (1851–1929), British army officer and politician
 * James Penton, Canadian historian
 * John Penton, American football coach
 * Henry Penton (disambiguation)
 * Richard Howard Penton (1882–1960), English marine and landscape painter
 * John Penton, American Enduro motorcycle pioneer