Cherrington Surname

133,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Cherrington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cherrington,' a parish in Warwickshire, four miles from Shipston-upon-Stour; (2) 'of Cherrington,' a township in the parish of Edgmond, in Salop; (3) 'of Cherington,' a parish in Gloucestershire; compare Carrington and Sherrington.

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Cherrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3351:271,50525,464
England9721:57,3236,905
New Zealand3431:13,2022,294
Jamaica1891:15,1851,455
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Australia851:317,59627,389
Belize671:5,306914
Wales551:56,2645,128
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4541:53,6906,448
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Cherrington (11) may also be a first name.

Cherrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cherrington,' a parish in Warwickshire, four miles from Shipston-upon-Stour; (2) 'of Cherrington,' a township in the parish of Edgmond, in Salop; (3) 'of Cherington,' a parish in Gloucestershire; compare Carrington and Sherrington.

William de Cherinton, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Cherinton, Salop, ibid.

William de Cherinton, Salop, ibid.

1768. Married — John Allchin and Margaret Charrinton: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780.—James Winter and Ann Cherington: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Cherrington, 13th cent. form generally Cherinton = the Estate of the Cerr(a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Cerringa-tún--inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Gloucester and Salop.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cherrington Last Name Facts

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

Cherrington is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherrington? popularity and diffusion

Cherrington is the 133,798th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,163,761 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Cherrington are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

Cherrington is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,335 people, or 1 in 271,505. In The United States it is mostly found in: Utah, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and New Zealand, where 10 percent are found.

Cherrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cherrington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cherrington surname expanded 989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 324 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cherrington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cherrington surname are 11.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Cherrington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.9% more than the national average, earning R 570,084 per year; in United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning $56,273 CAD per year.

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