Benjamin Conklin

History: The Conklins trace their origin to two glass blowers of French Protestant extraction, Ananias and John, who ran glass-making businesses in Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Nottinghamshire in the early 1600s. They may have been sons of Franc Concklyn, who was active in Old Swinford (Worcestershire) c. 1613.

Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:7CWV-NZF : accessed 2023-10-11), entry for Benjamin Conklin; "Pemberton family of Biloxi" file (2:2:2:MMNT-DYY), submitted 2023-03-13 by deadhunter [identity withheld for privacy].

Conklin Name Meaning
English (of French origin): Anglicized form of Conquelin a Norman form of French Conchelin. This is a double diminutive not found as a surname in France of Conche a habitational name from one of the several French places named with Latin concha ‘sea shell’ usually with reference to a shell-shaped valley. The probable source in this instance is Conches-en-Ouches in the département of Eure (Normandy) which was a centre of 16th-century glass-making. The town and its castle were named for Conques (Aveyron) and its celebrated abbey. The name Conklin is very rare in Britain.