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Pentland
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English
Etymology
Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Edinburgh, perhaps from en enm pent confined, enclosed + enm land land. Another possibility is en xcb *pant hollow or en xcb *penn head, summit, top + en xcb *lann enclosure.
Proper noun
~ s
en Middle English.
en town s/Queensland c/Australia.
en unincorporated community co/Kern County s/California c/US.
Derived terms
en Pentland Firth
en Pentland Hills
en pentlandite
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Pentland is the 38582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Pentland is most common among White (89.53%) individuals.
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