Withington
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English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- The village in Gloucestershire is from the Old English personal name Widia + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
- The suburb of Manchester is from Old English wīþing (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Withington (countable and uncountable, plural Withingtons)
- A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0315).
- A suburb in southern Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8492).
- A village and civil parish (served by Withington Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England, north-east of Hereford (OS grid ref SO5643).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Withington is the 43651st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 494 individuals. Withington is most common among White (93.12%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Withington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.