The pinkerton Surname
pinkerton Name Meaning and History
Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from a place near
Dunbar, which is from an unexplained first element + Old English
tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. This surname has been
established in Ireland since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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