Allingham
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from the village of Alvingham, in Lincolnshire, which is from the Old English personal name Ælfa + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Allingham (plural Allinghams)
- A surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Allingham is the 59470th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 340 individuals. Allingham is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Allingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN