Repington Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Jersey

Repington Surname Definition:

Prior de Repindon, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Repington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Repington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Repton,' a parish in Derbyshire, 'otherwise written Repinton,' says Mr. Lower (Patr. Brit). This is borne out by the Hundred Rolls:

Prior de Repindon, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Prior de Reppendon, or Reppedon, Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John Reapington, Warwickshire, 1574: Register of the University of Oxford.

Humphrey Repington, Warwickshire, 1500: ibid.

Edward Repington, or Rippington, 1598: ibid.

It is quite manifest that Rippington and Repington originally hail from Repton in Derbyshire.

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

(English) belonging to Repton (Derbyshire), 13th cent. Repindon, the Anglo-Saxon Hrýpa(n)dún, Hréopa(n)dún = Hréopa’s or Hrýpa’s Hill [Old English dún, a hill: the pers. name Hrýpa or Hréopa (genit. Hrýpan-, Hréopan-) is an ancient one (Hrýp occurs among the Woden-descended ancestors of the East Anglian kings) and is prob, from Old English hrópan (pret. hréop-), to shout]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Derbyshire, otherwise written Repinton. Hence the surnames Repington and Rippington, as well as Repton proper.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Geoffry, William de Rapendon, or Rependon, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Geoffry de R. 1198 (Ib.). This family was seated in Warwick and Leicester.

The Norman People (1874)

From Repton; a location name in Derbyshire in the Domesday Book, Rapendune.

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

Repington Last Name Facts

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

Repington is found most frequently in Canada. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Repington.

How Common Is The Last Name Repington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Repington occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Repington live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Repington is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,605,699. In Canada Repington is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada it is found in one country. It is also common in Jersey, where 11 percent are found.

Repington Last Name Statistics demography

Repington earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning $39,543 CAD per year.

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