Barington Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Barington Surname Definition:

The family traditions point to Normandy as the source of the race. The name, however, is derived from Great and Little Babington, near Hexham, co. Northumberland, where the family were located in the XIII. and XIV. centuries, and there are reasons for believing that they resided there "from the period of the Conquest or before it.

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Barington Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark471:120,10011,018
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Barington (50) may also be a first name.

Barington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The family traditions point to Normandy as the source of the race. The name, however, is derived from Great and Little Babington, near Hexham, co. Northumberland, where the family were located in the XIII. and XIV. centuries, and there are reasons for believing that they resided there "from the period of the Conquest or before it." Topog. and Geneal, i., 135. Some of the name may spring from Babington, co. Somerset.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Barington Demographics

Average Barington Salary in
United States

$38,940 USD

Per year
Rank:
783,732 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.14146E-5
Rank: 391,461 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
90.24%
Sample size: 25 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Barington Last Name Facts

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

Barington (Russian: Барингтон) has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barington is the 1,727,723rd most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Barington is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Barington reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in Scandinavia. Barington is also the 1,412,538th most widespread first name globally, borne by 50 people.

It is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 120,100. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 68 percent live, North Denmark Region, where 17 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 11 percent live. Apart from Denmark Barington exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Barington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barington last name fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Barington earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.75% less than the national average, earning $38,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barrington9512,645/
Baringthon9562/
Bearington954/
Baringtone951/
Baerington950/
Baurington950/
Bairrington90143/
Bearrington908/
Barriengton901/
Warington8981/
Borington8930/
Berington8918/
Barrngton895/
Baryngton892/
Warrington8413,463/
Berrington841,838/
Borrington84374/
Baringtang8416/
Wharington8416/
Baeringtan844/
Boyrington843/
Barringtom842/
Wearington841/
Waarington841/
Beirington840/
Barrengton840/
Varrington840/
Berngton821/
Warringtone802/
Warrrington801/
Wharrington801/
Worington783/
Warrngton781/
Vorington780/
Weathrington761/
Worrington7415/
Warrengton742/
Boyringtom741/
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Barington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barington in the Russian language
Барингтонbarington-

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