Talkington Family History
Talkington Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): variant of Torkington a habitational name from Torkington in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire). The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Turec + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022