Billington
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Billinton
Etymology
Two different origins:
- The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the Old English personal name Billa + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”).
- The village in Lancashire is probably named with *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”) (see bill) + dūn (“hill”).
Proper noun
Billington (countable and uncountable, plural Billingtons)
- A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422). [1]
- A village in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7335).
- A hamlet in Bradley parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8820). [2]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Billington is the 8904th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3678 individuals. Billington is most common among White (86.57%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Billington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 160.
