Pesnell Family History
Pesnell Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of French (Normandy) Pesnel: from a vernacular pet form of the old personal name Payen or a topographic name for someone who lived by a fence or palissade from a shortened form of paissenel pessenel a diminutive of paisson pesson ‘post stake’. This surname was brought to North America from England.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022