Codrington Surname

120,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Codrington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Codrington,' a tithing in the parish of Wapley, three miles from Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851), admiral, came of the old family of Codrington, of Dodington, Gloucestershire': Dictionary of National Biography.

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Codrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0291:352,24431,564
England5831:95,57110,185
Barbados5051:569155
Suriname3201:1,727204
Trinidad and Tobago2471:5,522878
Jamaica2471:11,6191,199
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Panama911:42,9922,214
Venezuela891:339,3727,470
Guyana781:9,7721,486
Antigua and Barbuda701:1,417247
Honduras221:400,7473,070
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Belize151:23,6981,879
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71:16,094893
Wales61:515,75523,171
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Dominica51:15,178463
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Codrington (64) may also be a first name.

Codrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Codrington,' a tithing in the parish of Wapley, three miles from Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851), admiral, came of the old family of Codrington, of Dodington, Gloucestershire': Dictionary of National Biography.

Robert Codrington (d. 1665), author, born "of an ancient and genteel family in Gloucestershire"': ibid.

1686. John Courthope and Rachaell Codrington: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1797. Married — Joseph Lyons Walrond and Caroline Codrington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A parish united with Wapley, co. Gloucester, where the family were seated in the XV. century, and probably much earlier.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Cantilupe, from Gotherington, Gloucester. Roger de Cantilupe, living 1201, had possessions in Wapley and Gotherington; and with his son Roger made grants there to St. Augustine’s Abbey, Bristol (Fosbroke, Glouc. ii. 20; Mon. Angl.). The abbey made further purchases there from Richard, son of the above Roger (Ibid.). It appears that this family remained at Gotherington or Codrington, which name they bore. Geoffry de Cotherington was living here t. Edward III. (Atkins, Glouc., 391,397). He was probably grandson of Richard de Cantilupe of this place. The Codringtons bore argent, a fesse gules, differenced by lions. Some branches of Cantilupe also bore argent, a fesse gules, differenced by lions’ heads or fleur de lys (Robson); which shows that these were branches of the same race. The lords Cantilupe (barons by writ 1299) were from Chanteloup, near Coutances. William de C. occurs in Normandy 1124 (Gall. Christ. xi. 160). Walter de C. in Lincoln 1130 (Rot. Pip.). In 1165 Walter, Roger, Ralph, and Simon de C. held fiefs in England (Liber Niger). Roger de C., ancestor of the Codringtons, was brother of William de C., first baron of Brecknock.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Codrington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Codrington is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Codrington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 120,258th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,910,235 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Codrington live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 64 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 352,244. In The United States Codrington is most numerous in: New York, where 43 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Barbados, where 13 percent are found.

Codrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Codrington has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 7,915 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Codrington Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Codrington last name are 17.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Codrington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.24% more than the national average, earning R 594,672 per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.52% more than the national average, earning $58,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coddrington953/
Codorington951/
Coderington950/
Cadrington902/
Cudrington901/
Codrengton901/
Godrington901/
Cady-Harrington723/
Catarino Godinho542/
Khotruangwatna50104/

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