Symington Surname

100,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Symington Surname Definition:

There is a village and parish of Symington in the Kyle district of Ayrshire, but the old family of Symington derive from Symington in the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire. Symon Loccard, ancestor of the Lockharts of Lee, held both places in the latter half of the twelfth century under the Stewards.

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Symington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1961:303,05927,896
England8111:68,7037,943
Canada7781:47,3595,769
South Africa6391:84,78510,439
Australia4621:58,4327,107
Scotland4231:12,6571,681
Northern Ireland2591:7,1241,247
Portugal281:372,08012,265
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Wales81:386,81619,671
China61:227,886,92811,701
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1711:25,9062,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6231:6,008873
England2051:118,90411,373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Symington (21) may also be a first name.

Symington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There is a village and parish of Symington in the Kyle district of Ayrshire, but the old family of Symington derive from Symington in the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire. Symon Loccard, ancestor of the Lockharts of Lee, held both places in the latter half of the twelfth century under the Stewards. Between 1315-21 Robert I confirmed to Thomas filius Ricardi all the barony of Symundestone in the sheriffdom of Lanark (RMS., I, 78). This Thomas son of Richard (Thomas Dickson ) was progenitor of the family of Symington of that Ilk. The family held the barony till towards the middle of the seventeenth century. John of Symonton of that Ilk appears as sheriff-depute of Lanark in 1478 and 1490 (ALA., p. 44, 72,148). John of Symenton was juror in Lanark, 1501 (Lanark, p. 11). John Symontoun de eodem was served heir to his father in the barony of Symontoun (except 26 oxgates in the town) with the office of bailie of the barony of Dowglas and the captaincy of the castle thereof, and other lands, in 1612 (Retours, Lanark, 478). The first real steamship built in the United Kingdom was constructed by William Symington, and launched on the river Carron in 1789. Symmentoun 1578, Symmontone 1682, Symmontoune and Symingtoune 1684, Symontoun 1537, Symontoune 1561, Symontown 1687, Symountoun 1632. See also under Dickson.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scot.-Eng.) belonging to Symington (Ayr: 13th cent. Symondstona; Lanark: 12th cent. Villa Symonis Locard) = Symon(d)’s or Simon(d)’s Estate [v. Simon(d; and + Old English tún] Malcolm Locard possessed lands in Ayrshire, 1164, and was father of Symon, who acquired Symondstoun or Symington, co. Lanark.—Burke’s Peerage, etc., sub nomine ‘Lockhart.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Symington (Symond’s stone), the name of places in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.

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

Parishes. &c. in cos. Ayr. Lanark, and Edinburgh.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the parish of Symington in Ayrshire. Originally called Symonstoun, from Simon Lockhart, who held the lands under Walter the first Steward.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. From a parish by that name in the north—west of Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland; originally Symons—town, so called from Simon Lockard or Lockart, who held the lands under Walter, the first Stewart.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Ayrshire.

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

Symington Last Name Facts

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

Symington is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Symington? popularity and diffusion

Symington is the 100,686th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,553,848 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Symington are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Symington is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,196 people, or 1 in 303,059. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Dakota, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Symington is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Symington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Symington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Symington surname expanded 893 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 396 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Symington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Symington last name are 2.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Symington earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.34% less than the national average, earning 296,440 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.29% more than the national average, earning R 411,804 per year; in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Symmington954/
Saymington952/
Sysmington951/
Simington891,664/
Semington8930/
Symincton890/
Simmington84123/
Semmington840/
Seamington840/
Simimgton781/
Simmngton781/
Simengton780/
Chemington740/

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