Adlington Surname

185,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Adlington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Adlington, the Domesday Adelingtone, Adelinctune, &c. = the Prince’s Manor or Estate. [Old English æðeling, prince; tún, manor, &c.].

Adlington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4041:39,6855,125
Australia2801:96,41310,942
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Canada1271:290,12326,993
France301:2,214,091176,965
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4701:51,8626,283
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Adlington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Adlington, the Domesday Adelingtone, Adelinctune, &c. = the Prince’s Manor or Estate. [Old English æðeling, prince; tún, manor, &c.].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Townships in Cheshire and Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A township in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Adlington Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adlington Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Adlington is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adlington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,898th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,197,695 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Adlington live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,404 people, or 1 in 39,685. In England Adlington is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Adlington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Adlington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adlington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Adlington are 23.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.18% registered with the party.

The amount Adlington earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.47% less than the national average, earning R 186,624 per year; in United States they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $43,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning $58,265 CAD per year.

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