Doddington Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Doddington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Doddington,' parishes in Cambridgeshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, and Northamptonshire; also a township in Cheshire.

William de Dodington, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Doddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:238,11119,599
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Doddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Doddington,' parishes in Cambridgeshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, and Northamptonshire; also a township in Cheshire.

William de Dodington, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Dodinton, Salop and Staffordshire, ibid.

Emeus de Dodington, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Symon de Dodingtun, Kent, ibid.

1605. Baptised — William, s. Christopher Doddington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Doddington, Dodington = the Estate of the Dod(d)a FamI ly [Anglo-Saxon Dod(d) inga-tún-inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, manor, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doddington Last Name Facts

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

Doddington occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Doddington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doddington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 864,701st most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Doddington reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

Doddington is most common in England, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 238,111. In England Doddington is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 29 percent reside, Norfolk, where 26 percent reside and West Sussex, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England Doddington is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Doddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Doddington has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Doddington surname expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doddington Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Doddington surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Doddington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $43,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning $42,180 CAD per year.

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