Bevington
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Bēofa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Bevington (countable and uncountable, plural Bevingtons)
- A hamlet in Ham and Stone parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST657949).
- A city in Madison County, Iowa, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bevington is the 20758th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1273 individuals. Bevington is most common among White (92.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bevington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152.