Pitcairn (surname)

Pitcairn is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Robert Pitcairn (commendator) (1520?–1584), Scottish diplomat and judge
  • John Pitcairn (1722–1775), British marine officer during the American Revolutionary War
  • Robert Pitcairn (midshipman) (1752–1770?), son of John, Royal Navy midshipman and first European to spot Pitcairn Island
  • David Pitcairn M.D. (1749–1809), a Scottish physician.
  • Robert Pitcairn (antiquary) (1793–1855) was a British antiquary
  • Robert Pitcairn (1836–1909), Scottish-American railroad executive
  • John Pitcairn, Jr. (1841–1916), Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist
  • Harold Frederick Pitcairn (1897–1960), aviation pioneer

References
  1. Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 85. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
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