Pilkington

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounPilkington (plural Pilkingtons)

plural Pilkingtons · alternative Pilkinton

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

English habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from an Old English personal name *Pīleca + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Pilkington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pilkington

MLA

“Pilkington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pilkington. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pilkington,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pilkington.

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