Pinnock


The name can mean little hillock from the Celtic pennuc or pennoc but also a possibility of a nickname of someone who may have resembled a hedge sparrow from Middle English. It originates from the Gloucestershire area of England and has been recorded as "Pinnok" as far back as 1248, other spelling variations to much earlier. Also associated with the English County of Cornwall, where there is a parish with the name St Pinnock, a variant of Saint Winnoc. There are many variations of this as Pinock, Pinnick, Pinnocke, Pennick.
Pinnock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: