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Walkinshaw is a surname of Scottish origin. The surname is a habitational name derived from Walkinshaw in Renfrewshire. The name probably originates from the Old English wealcere "fuller" + sceaga "copse".

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People

  • Alex Walkinshaw, (born 1974), English, an actor
  • Clementina Walkinshaw, (1720–1802), a mistress of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)
  • Lawrence H. Walkinshaw, (1904–1993), American ornithologist
  • Tom Walkinshaw (1946-2010), Scottish race car driver
  • Tom Walkinshaw (entrepreneur) (early 21st c.), Scottish entrepreneur

    • Fictional Characters

  • Theodore Walkinshaw, a character in the stage play Foggerty's Fairy (1881) by W. S. Gilbert.
  • Walkinshaw, an alias briefly assigned to Pongo Twistleton in the short story "Uncle Fred Flits By" (1935) by P. G. Wodehouse.

    • Other

  • Clan Walkinshaw, a Scottish clan.
  • Tom Walkinshaw Racing, a racing car team.

    • References

    Walkinshaw Wikipedia
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