Pankhurst

English

Etymology

Habitational, perhaps from Pinkhurst in Slinfold or Pinkhurst Farm in Abinger, from Old English pinca (“finch”) or a personal name derived from it + hyrst (“hillock copse”). Alternatively perhaps from Pankhurst (Surrey), of obscure origin.[1]

Proper noun

Pankhurst (plural Pankhursts)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Pankhurst is the 88336th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 210 individuals. Pankhurst is most common among White (97.62%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pankhurst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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