Pilkington Name Meaning: Habitational from the Parish of Prestwich in Lancashire.Old English 'Pilecingtun'. 'Pileca' with 'ing' indicates 'people'+ tun 'settlement'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and recorded as 'Pilkington' in 1246. Inherited as a locational surname for \"the settlement of Pileca's people\".
Discover how your Pilkington ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 47 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 24 |
| Derbyshire | 79 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 50 |
| Essex | 38 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 |
| Hampshire | 19 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 15 |
| Lancashire | 3,840 |
| Leicestershire | 49 |
| Lincolnshire | 53 |
| London | 170 |
| Middlesex | 12 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 130 |
| Oxfordshire | 12 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 26 |
| Sussex | 18 |
| Staffordshire | 31 |
| Warwickshire | 26 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 218 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 992 |
| Cotton Weaver | 365 |
| Coal Miner | 123 |
| House Keeper | 56 |
| Dress Maker | 48 |
| Labourer | 39 |
| Cotton Spinner | 31 |
| Cotton Winder | 31 |
| General Labourer | 27 |
| Domestic Servant | 26 |
| Cotton Operative | 24 |
| Weaver Cotton | 23 |
| Annuitant | 22 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| General Servant Domestic | 15 |
| Milliner | 15 |
| Cotton Piecer | 14 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Laundress | 13 |
| Farmers Son | 13 |
| Carter | 12 |
| Cotton Twister | 12 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Stone Mason | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Pilkington | 2,701 |
| John Pilkington | 2,497 |
| William Pilkington | 2,060 |
| James Pilkington | 1,771 |
| Thomas Pilkington | 1,615 |
| Elizabeth Pilkington | 1,412 |
| Sarah Pilkington | 1,140 |
| Alice Pilkington | 978 |
| Ann Pilkington | 914 |
| George Pilkington | 890 |
| Margaret Pilkington | 871 |
| Ellen Pilkington | 853 |
| Jane Pilkington | 797 |
| Richard Pilkington | 645 |
| Joseph Pilkington | 639 |
| Henry Pilkington | 532 |
| Robert Pilkington | 425 |
| Edward Pilkington | 400 |
| Annie Pilkington | 383 |
| Samuel Pilkington | 383 |
| Martha Pilkington | 321 |
| Hannah Pilkington | 319 |
| Eliza Pilkington | 252 |
| Arthur Pilkington | 223 |
| Charles Pilkington | 220 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilkington | 100% | 33,829 |
| 2 | Pelkington | 90% | 398 |
The surname Pilkington is the most popular version of all its varients