Partington Surname

49,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Partington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Partington,' a parish in Cheshire This surname is well known in South Lancashire.

Adam Partington, Barton-on-Irwell, 1541: Subsidy Roll, Salford Hundred.

1616. Married — John Partington and Ellen Foster: Prestbury Church, Cheshire.

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Partington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,3281:10,4581,548
United States1,9431:186,54618,552
Australia1,0581:25,5163,470
Canada7271:50,6826,137
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
New Zealand2221:20,3983,586
Wales2201:14,0661,545
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
France231:2,887,944200,772
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1531:5,869892
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales191:82,5483,796
Isle of Man131:4,175439
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:201,68117,505

Partington (17) may also be a first name.

Partington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Partington,' a parish in Cheshire This surname is well known in South Lancashire.

Adam Partington, Barton-on-Irwell, 1541: Subsidy Roll, Salford Hundred.

1616. Married — John Partington and Ellen Foster: Prestbury Church, Cheshire.

George Partington, of Partington, yeoman, 1646: Wills at Chester.

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

(English) belonging to Partington (Chesh.), 16th cent, same spelling = the Estate of the Peart(a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Peartinga-tún —- Peart- prob. a metathesized form of Old English prœt(t = Old Norse prett-r = Middle Dutch perte, Dutch part, a trick, whim + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.] The place-name Peartingawyrth occurs in a Sussex charter c. A.D. 791.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

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

The Partingtons are best represented in the Manchester district. There is a Cheshire township thus called. There are also Partingtons in Worcestershire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Partingtons have representatives of their name in Lancashire. Partington is a town in Cheshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Partington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Partington is found most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Partington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,519th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 701,535 people. The surname Partington occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Partington reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. Partington is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 17 people.

Partington is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 5,328 people, or 1 in 10,458. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 38 percent live, Lancashire, where 9 percent live and Merseyside, where 5 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Partington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Partington has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Partington surname increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 324 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 244 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Partington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Partington surname are 16.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Partington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 159.1% more than the national average, earning R 615,720 per year; in United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $54,560 CAD per year.

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