Etymology

Pankhurst

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Old English pinca
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  1. Old English · derived frompinca“finch”
  2. English todayPankhurst

Habitational, perhaps from Pinkhurst in Slinfold or Pinkhurst Farm in Abinger, from Old English pinca (“finch”) or a personal name derived from it + hyrst (“hillock copse”). Alternatively perhaps from Pankhurst (Surrey), of obscure origin.

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