Northington

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Northington (countable and uncountable, plural Northingtons)

1. A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Northington is the 13509^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2245 individuals. Northington is most common among White (50.38%) and Black/African American (43.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Northington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.