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Uffington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Uffington: 1 the Anglo-Saxon *Uffingatún = the Estate of the Uffa Family [v. under Uff, and + Old English -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.] 2 the Anglo-Saxon Uffantún-UFFA's Estate [Uffan-, genit.

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Uffington Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Uffington Surname Meaning

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(English) belonging to Uffington: 1 the Anglo-Saxon *Uffingatún = the Estate of the Uffa Family [v. under Uff, and + Old English -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.] 2 the Anglo-Saxon Uffantún-UFFA's Estate [Uffan-, genit. of Uffa; and + Old English tún] The Berks Uffington occurs as Uffentún (for Uffantún) c. a.d. 930; and an Uffentún occurs in a 1oth-cent. Durham charter (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 685).

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