Ellington
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English
Etymology
From either the Old English personal name Ella or ǣl (“eel”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Ellington (countable and uncountable, plural Ellingtons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).
- A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2791).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- A township in Adams County, Illinois.
- A township in Hancock County, Iowa.
- A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
- A township in Dodge County, Minnesota.
- A minor city in Reynolds County, Missouri.
- A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
- A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ellington is the 3132nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11522 individuals. Ellington is most common among White (62.74%) and Black/African American (31.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ellington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 523.