Pentland Family History
Pentland Name Meaning
Scottish (Midlothian): habitational name from Pentland (Midlothian) or perhaps from Pentlands in Adlingfleet (Yorkshire). The etymology of the Midlothian placename is uncertain. The Yorkshire placename appears to represent an early example of modern English pent ‘place where water is pent up reservoir enclosed pool’ + land.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022