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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 71 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 79 |
| Devon | 11 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 62 |
| Essex | 83 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 32 |
| Lancashire | 3,937 |
| Leicestershire | 57 |
| Lincolnshire | 35 |
| London | 146 |
| Middlesex | 34 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 186 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 66 |
| Warwickshire | 32 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 255 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 440 |
| Living On Own Means | 61 |
| Cotton Winder | 46 |
| Cotton Spinner | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| General Labourer | 34 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 26 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Coal Hewer | 22 |
| General Servant Domestic | 20 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 19 |
| Scholar | 18 |
| School | 18 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 16 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Stone Mason | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 14 |
| Iron Moulder | 14 |
| Calico Weaver | 12 |
| Tailoress | 11 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| French Polisher | 10 |
| Brick Layer | 9 |
| Coal Miner | 9 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| 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