Weddington
English
Etymology
From an unattested Old English personal name Hwæt + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
Weddington (countable and uncountable, plural Weddingtons)
- A former civil parish in Nuneaton and Bedworth district, Warwickshire, England.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
- A town in Union County, North Carolina, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Weddington is the 13121st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2336 individuals. Weddington is most common among White (61.47%) and Black/African American (33.95%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weddington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.