Addington
English
Etymology
Probably from the Old English personal names Eadda or Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ædɪŋtən/
Proper noun
Addington (countable and uncountable, plural Addingtons)
- A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP742286).
- A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764).
- A village in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ639535).
- A hamlet in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5268).
- A town near the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
- A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
- A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Great Addington
- New Addington
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Addington is the 6790th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4968 individuals. Addington is most common among White (92.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Addington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.