Rimington Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Rimington Surname Definition:

V. Rem(m)ington ante.

Rimington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6261:89,0069,633
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Wales321:96,7047,743
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:75,4668,248
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rimington (11) may also be a first name.

Rimington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Rem(m)ington ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rimington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rimington is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 313,233rd most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,072,955 people. Rimington is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Rimington live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 89,006. In England Rimington is most numerous in: Greater London, where 9 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found and Durham, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Rimington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rimington has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rimington last name increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 14,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rimington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rimington surname are 42.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 89.58% registered to vote for the political party.

Rimington earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.97% more than the national average, earning $53,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rimmington951,542/
Reimington950/
Remington899,622/
Rumington890/
Remmington84300/
Rummington844/
Rimmimgton844/
Remingthon841/
Rhemington841/
Reemington840/
Raymington840/
Remngton820/
Remmingtone801/
Remingtan784/
Remengton780/

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Rimington 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.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rimington
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