Polkinghorn Family History
Polkinghorn Name Meaning
Cornish: habitational name from a place in the parish of Gwinear recorded in 1316 as Polkenhoern from Cornish pol ‘pool pond’ + the Old Cornish personal name Kenhoern (composed of elements meaning ‘hound’ + ‘iron’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022