Last name: PINKERTON
Welcome at Geneanet!
With Geneanet, find your ancestors from home, create your family tree for free, and explore and share your family history. Genealogy has never been easier, thanks to our database of 8 billion individuals, and our community of enthusiasts.
All you have to know about the last name PINKERTON
Last name frequency
PINKERTON : This last name is indexed 33,183 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
PINKERTON : Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from a place near Dunbar which is from Scots pincern ‘butler’ + toun ‘farm holding settlement’. This surname has been established in Ireland since the 18th century if not earlier.
Learn moreVariants of last name
The spelling of names may have changed over the centuries. Knowing these names variants will help you build your family tree.
Search a name
Discover your ancestors and build your family tree step by step through billions of data included in our members' family trees and through civil records.
Most popular first names
- William (2,389)
- John (2,236)
- James (1,874)
- Robert (1,752)
- Allan (1,620)
- Mary (701)
- David (648)
- Margaret (612)
- Thomas (526)
- Elizabeth (498)
- George (445)
- Mr. (438)
- Mr (429)
- Jane (379)
- Janet (370)
- Agnes (355)
- Samuel (346)
- Charles (313)
- Jean (311)
- Sarah (285)
- Allen (282)
- Martha (200)
- Frank (163)
- Helen (161)
- Alexander (160)
- Andrew (158)
- Henry (155)
- Ann (144)
- Alfred (142)
- Nancy (138)
- Joseph (132)
- Isabella (125)
- Eliza (119)
- Catherine (118)
- Rachel (116)
- Mary Jane (112)
- Willis (112)
- Mary Ann (109)
- Billy (102)
- Matthew (98)
- Ellen (92)
- Kate (86)
- Mrs. (84)
- Clarence (81)
- Elisabeth (80)
- Gavin (76)
- Richard (76)
- Annie (73)
- Anna (71)
- Grace (71)
- Hugh (71)
- Edward (70)
- Matt (69)
- Miss (69)
- Ruth (69)
- Hannah (65)
- Harry (60)
- Rebecca (60)
- Francis (57)
- M. (56)
Most indexed places
- Chicago (628)
- Antrim (553)
- Missouri (410)
- New (370)
- Abbey Paisley, Renfrew (300)
- Ireland (288)
- Abbey (paisley), Renfrew (286)
- Low Church, Paisley, Renfrew (255)
- Neilston, Renfrew (207)
- Belfast, Antrim (205)
- Gorbals,lanark (185)
- Washington (182)
- Glasgow (176)
- Glasgow, Lanarkshire (175)
- Down (174)
- Neilston,renfrew (164)
- Rutherglen, Lanark (161)
- Londonderry (154)
- Pennsylvania (140)
- Baltimore (132)
- Abbey, Renfrewshire (126)
- Scotland (126)
- Philadelphia (125)
- Barony,lanark (123)
- Dunedin (123)
- Tennessee (121)
- Edinburgh (119)
- Otago (119)
- Tyrone (116)
- Ohio (108)
- Richmond (106)
- Glasgow,lanark (105)
- London (104)
- Cambuslang, Lanark (95)
- Homestead (94)
- North Carolina (94)
- Kelso, Roxburgh (93)
- Dublin (92)
- Paris (87)
- Glasgow, Lanark (85)
- San Bernardino (84)
- Abbey Paisley,Renfrew (83)
- High Church,paisley,renfrew (83)
- Los (83)
- Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian (80)
- Kilmarnock, Ayr (79)
- Boston (78)
- Ogdensburg (78)
- West (78)
- Paisley, Renfrewshire (77)
- Alabama (76)
- San Francisco (76)
- San-Francisco (75)
- America (74)
- Texas (74)
- Indiana (73)
- California (71)
- Dundee (69)
- Kansas (68)
- Lincoln (66)
Most indexed countries
- United States (15,338)
- United Kingdom (10,694)
- Ireland (2,456)
- Australia (1,127)
- New Zealand (843)
- Canada (619)
- France (315)
- Unknown country (250)
- Russian Federation (51)
- Germany (38)
- Italy (37)
- Belgium (24)
- Switzerland (21)
- Spain (18)
- Mexico (17)
- Netherlands (17)
- India (14)
- Estonia (11)
Available collections for this name
- Archives
(11,227) - Family Trees
(8,967) - Newspapers
(8,383) - Books
(4,143) - Other
(304) - Magazines
(76) - Obituaries
(67) - Cemeteries
(12) - Memorials
(4)