Northington
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English
Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
Northington (countable and uncountable, plural Northingtons)
- A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Northington is the 13509th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2245 individuals. Northington is most common among White (50.38%) and Black/African American (43.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Northington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.