Pilkington
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
English habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Pīleca + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun[edit]
Pilkington (plural Pilkingtons)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pilkington is the 7660th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4336 individuals. Pilkington is most common among White (94.23%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pilkington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.