Remington Surname

53,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Remington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rimmington,' a township in the parish of Gisburn, West Riding of Yorkshire This surname crossed over the border and settled in North Lancashire several centuries ago.

Alan de Rymyngton, 8 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Read More About This Surname

Remington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2341:44,0205,396
England4861:114,64611,731
Canada4501:81,8799,127
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
United Arab Emirates201:458,11423,187
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India121:63,922,115578,870
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Guyana61:127,0377,965
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Wales51:618,90625,852
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4061:60,0387,038
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5191:19,9362,519

Remington (1,668) may also be a first name.

Remington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rimmington,' a township in the parish of Gisburn, West Riding of Yorkshire This surname crossed over the border and settled in North Lancashire several centuries ago.

Alan de Rymyngton, 8 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Matilda de Remyngton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Rymyngton, 1379: ibid.

1551. Matthew Remyngton, of Melling: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1599. Reginald Remington, of Melling: ibid.

1733. Married — Abraham Harris and Elizabeth Rimington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Rimington (Yorks), 14th cent. Rymyngton, Remyngton (apparently the Domesday Renitone) = the Estate of the Hremm Family [Anglo-Saxon *Hremminga-tún—hremm, a raven + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, manor, etc.]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Rimington (homestead on the rim or border), in Yorkshire.

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

Remington Last Name Facts

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

Remington occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Remington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,116th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 757,384 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Remington are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Remington is also the 188,520th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,668 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,234 people, or 1 in 44,020. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Remington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Remington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Remington surname increased 327 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Remington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Remington last name are 13.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Remington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $45,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $48,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Remington Reference & Research

Remington FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Remington
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis