Addington
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English
Etymology
Probably from the Old English personal names Eadda or Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Addington (countable and uncountable, plural Addingtons)
- A place in England:
- A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286).
- A northern suburb of Liskeard, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2565).
- A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764).
- A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ639535).
- A hamlet in Nether Kellet parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, divided into Higher Addington and Lower Addington (OS grid ref SD5268).
- A town near the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
- A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Addington is the 6790th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4968 individuals. Addington is most common among White (92.47%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Addington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.