Carrington

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English

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Carrington

Alternative forms

(surname): Corrington, Courington, Curenton, Curington, Currington

Etymology

Two main origins:

The village in Greater Manchester is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cāra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
The village in Scotland is named with the Old English personal name Cērihere + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Carrington (countable and uncountable, plural Carringtons)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).
2. A village and civil parish (served by Carrngton and New Bolingbroke Parish Council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3155).
3. A northern suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5642).
4. A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3160).
5. A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.
6. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri, United States.
7. A city, the county seat of Foster County, North Dakota, United States.
8. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Carrington Event

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Carrington is the 2706^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13320 individuals. Carrington is most common among Black/African American (47.12%) and White (45.74%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carrington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295.
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