Redington Surname

183,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname

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

Redington Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the homestead in the clearing, that is, place cleared of trees; one who came from Rodington (homestead on the Roden River), in Shropshire.

Redington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8131:199,92219,668
England3051:182,68216,414
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
India181:42,614,743461,117
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1821:24,3402,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5991:83,8388,752

Redington (29) may also be a first name.

Redington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the homestead in the clearing, that is, place cleared of trees; one who came from Rodington (homestead on the Roden River), in Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Redington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Redington is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Redington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 183,926th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,157,516 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Redington reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname Redington is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,813 people, or 1 in 199,922. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 13 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Redington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Redington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Redington surname rose 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 73 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Redington Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Redington are 9.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Redington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.3% less than the national average, earning R 84,840 per year; in United States they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $46,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $49,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reddington954,584/
Readington955/
Reedington951/
Ridington89108/
Rodington8919/
Radington891/
Riddington84653/
Rodingthon8433/
Roddington843/
Raddington843/

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