Binnington
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Benna + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Binnington (countable and uncountable, plural Binningtons)
- A village in Willerby parish, Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England.
- A surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Binnington is the 12476th most common surname in England, belonging to 448 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Binnington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN