Barrington

Barrington

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal names Beorna or Bāra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Barrington (countable and uncountable, plural Barringtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3949).
   2. A civil parish of Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England, which includes the villages of Great and Little Barrington.
   3. A village and civil parish of South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3818).
   4. A small village on the Barrington River, New South Wales, Australia.
   5. A locality in Tasmania, Australia.
   6. An unincorporatedrural community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
   7. A hamlet in the township of Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada.
   8. A suburban village in Cook County and Lake County, Illinois, United States.
   9. A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.
   10. A borough of Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
   11. A town in Yates County, New York, United States.
   12. A suburban residential town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• barringtonite
• Great Barrington
• Little Barrington

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barrington is the 6928^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4843 individuals. Barrington is most common among White (79.85%) and Black/African American (14.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barrington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106.