Edgington
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably a habitational surname from a lost place, from the Old English personal name Eċġi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Edgington (countable and uncountable, plural Edgingtons)
- A surname from Old English.
- An unincorporated community and township in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Edgington is the 10451st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3077 individuals. Edgington is most common among White (92.82%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Edgington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 512.