Arrington Surname

18,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Arrington Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Arrington (the homestead of Erna’s people), a village in Cambridgeshire.

Arrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,2321:12,3991,539
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines531:2,126399
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8631:17,5412,237

Arrington (244) may also be a first name.

Arrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Arrington (the homestead of Erna’s people), a village in Cambridgeshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in co. Cambridge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Arrington Last Name Facts

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

Arrington occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arrington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arrington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,703rd most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 247,304 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Arrington are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Arrington is also the 571,890th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 244 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 29,232 people, or 1 in 12,399. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 0 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.

Arrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arrington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arrington surname grew 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arrington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Arrington surname are 9.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Arrington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $38,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.98% less than the national average, earning $41,248 CAD per year.

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