Edington Surname
Approximately 5,075 people bear this surname
Edington 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.
Read More About This SurnameEdington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,072 | 1:89,013 | 10,016 |
| England | 416 | 1:133,938 | 13,173 |
| Brazil | 132 | 1:1,621,775 | 53,533 |
| Canada | 118 | 1:312,251 | 28,740 |
| Scotland | 117 | 1:45,759 | 4,089 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 266 | 1:14,072 | 1,605 |
| England | 264 | 1:92,331 | 9,519 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 785 | 1:63,973 | 6,968 |
Edington (1,295) may also be a first name.
Edington 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.
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.
A parish in Wiltshire, and places in cos. Somerset and Northumberland.
Edington Demographics
Average Male Edington Height
177.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Edington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edington Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edington occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Edington click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edington? popularity and diffusion
Edington is the 93,920th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,435,970 people. The last name Edington is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Edington are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 218,771st most common forename in the world It is held by 1,295 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,072 people, or 1 in 89,013. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Edington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Edington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Edington last name rose 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Edington Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Edington last name are 12.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.57% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Edington earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.17% less than the national average, earning 182,838 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.64% less than the national average, earning R 155,316 per year; in United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $52,747 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgington | 94 | 6,553 | / |
| Eddington | 94 | 5,591 | / |
| Hedington | 94 | 296 | / |
| Eadington | 94 | 182 | / |
| Edingthon | 94 | 1 | / |
| Esdington | 94 | 0 | / |
| Edngton | 93 | 1 | / |
| Headington | 89 | 907 | / |
| Heddington | 89 | 66 | / |
| Hedgington | 89 | 1 | / |
| Edginggton | 89 | 1 | / |
| Adington | 88 | 38 | / |
| Headdington | 84 | 0 | / |
| Addington | 82 | 7,698 | / |
| Hadington | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hedengton | 82 | 1 | / |
| Iddington | 82 | 0 | / |
| Adngton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Haddington | 78 | 188 | / |
| Headengton | 78 | 0 | / |
| Addngton | 75 | 2 | / |
| Adinqtoun | 71 | 1 | / |
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