About the Pinkerton surname
The surname Pinkerton has a primarily toponymic formation. The surname form is consistent with an English surname of geographical or toponymic origin. This formation belongs to the broad group of surnames connected with a place or geographic feature. Families bearing the same surname may nevertheless come from different places when more than one locality produced a similar name.
Pronunciation:
Pin-kèr-ton/pɛ̃kɛʁtɔ̃/