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PINKNEY

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There are approximately 2,848 people named Pinkney in the UK. That makes it the 3,411th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 45 are named Pinkney.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Pinkney surname in historical dictionaries

PINKNEY. The baronial family descended from Gilo de Pincheni, who lived in the reign of Henry I., and endoAved the monks of St. Lucien in France with lands at Wedon, co. Northampton. The family doubtless came hither at the Conquest. The localit)' of Pincheni I cannot ascei'tain.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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