Walkinshaw Explained

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".^[1]

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

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walkinshaw Name Meaning and History. January 17, 2009. Ancestry.com.