Given name & surname

Pilkington

“belonging to”·“enclosure; settlement, town”

Pilkington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pilkington is built from elements meaning “belonging to” and “enclosure; settlement, town”.

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Where it comes from

Pilkington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pilkington’s family of names

In English usage, Pilkington as a surname has a related form in PILKINTON. In English usage, Pilkington as a surname has a related form in PILKINTON.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Similar names

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Old English

Pollington

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Pixton

“pointed object” · “stone”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Picton

“point, peak, pinnacle” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Poppleton

“pebble”

No U.S. birth series

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Spanish

Ponton

“hill” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Poston

“postern”

No U.S. birth series

75% boys · 25% girls

Old English

Billington

“belonging to” · “hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wilmington

“belonging to”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

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