Symington
English
Etymology
From the personal name Simon + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlment, town”).
Proper noun
Symington (countable and uncountable, plural Symingtons)
- A village in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3831).
- A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9935).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Symington is the 27303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 885 individuals. Symington is most common among White (95.03%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Symington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.