Merrington
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Muridon in the XIII century, the village in Shropshire is named with Old English myrġe (“merry, pleasant”) + dūn (“hill”). The surname could also derive from Kirk Merrington, in County Durham.
Proper noun
Merrington (countable and uncountable, plural Merringtons)
- A village in Pimhill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4720).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Merrington is the 8835th most common surname in England, belonging to 705 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Merrington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 579.
- Forebears