Eddington Surname

86,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Eddington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edington,' (1) a township in the parish of Mitford, Northumberland; (a) a township in the parish of Moorlinch, Somerset; (3) a parish in Wiltshire, near Westbury.

Gilbert de Edyngton, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Eddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4041:82,3029,355
Australia3881:69,5778,251
England2931:190,16416,878
New Zealand1701:26,6374,667
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Scotland661:81,1185,959
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Wales201:154,72710,755
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
Scotland951:39,4023,023
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5001:100,43710,180

Eddington (1,056) may also be a first name.

Eddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edington,' (1) a township in the parish of Mitford, Northumberland; (a) a township in the parish of Moorlinch, Somerset; (3) a parish in Wiltshire, near Westbury.

Gilbert de Edyngton, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

From the old barony of the same name in the parish of Chirnside, Berwickshire, Aldanus de Edington and his son Adam successively attested charters granted to the Priory of Coldingham by Waldeve and Patrick, earls of Dunbar, between 1166 and 1189, and Robert of Edington is also among the witnesses to a charter of 1193 (Raine; 136,115, 116,117, 140, etc.). Adam de Edintun also witnessed a charter by Earl Waldeve to the monks of Melrose of pasture on Lammermuir, c. 1166—1182 (Frasers of Philorth, I). John of Edynton in 1290 granted a charter in favor of the Abbey of Neubotle (Neubotle, p. 164), and Walter de Edynton, a Scots prisoner of war taken at Dunbar in 1296 and sent to Fotheringay Castle was still prisoner there in 1298 (Bain, II, p. 177,260). The seal of Ricarde de Edington is appended to a document regarding some rights of common c. 1450 (Seals Supp., 333), and the seal of Gilbert of Edington is appended to an inquisition held in the court of Sir Alexander, Lord Home, bailie of Coldingham, in 1453 (ibid., 332). Thomas de Edingtoun de eodem is mentioned in a retour of lands of Wedderburn in 1469 (Sc. Ant., VII, p. 25), and Robert of Edingtone is in record in 1478 (Home, 17). James Edington and others were summoned for holding the Casde of Dunbar against the king in 1479 (APS., II, p. 125). Richard of Edingtone and Robert of Edingtone witnessed an instrument of sasine in 1478, and Edward Edyngtone witnessed a similar in strument in 1496 (Home, 24, 28). Dik Ethingtouns son was summoned in 1479 to answer to Parliament for treason and other crimes (APS., II, p. 129), and David Edington of that Ilk was one of the Merse proprietors who, in 1567, signed a bond of adherence to James VI as king (Crawford, Officers of state, p. 443). Another David Edingtoune was a commander of troops in Sweden under the great Gustavus Adolphus, William Idingtoun was retoured heir in lands in the barony of Coldingham in 1634 (Retours, Berwick, 206), Anna Idintoune is recorded in Coldinghame, 1673 (Lauder), and Elspit Edentoune died in the Kirktoun of Strickmartin in 1679 (lervise, I, p. 204), The Edingtons of that Ilk sold their lands in 1594 to Sir George Ramsay of Dalhousie. Ethington 1578. Local pronunciation of the name is Ee-din-tun and Ee-thin-tun.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Wiltshire, and places in cos. Somerset and Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Berkshire, Somerset.

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

Eddington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eddington (Russian: Эддингтон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eddington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,199th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,303,442 people. Eddington is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Eddington are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Eddington is also the 246,335th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 1,056 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,404 people, or 1 in 82,302. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Eddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eddington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eddington surname expanded 881 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eddington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Eddington surname are 17.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eddington earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning $40,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $47,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heddington9566/
Edington945,075/
Headdington900/
Addington897,698/
Edgington896,553/
Hedington89296/
Eadington89182/
Edingthon891/
Esdington890/
Iddington890/
Edngton881/
Headington84907/
Haddington84188/
Edginggton841/
Hedgington841/
Adington8238/
Addngton822/
Hadington781/
Hedengton781/
Adngton750/
Headengton740/
Adinqtoun671/

Eddington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eddington in the Russian language
Эддингтонeddington-

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