Allingham

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Alvingham, in Lincolnshire, which is from the Old English personal name Ælfa + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Allingham (plural Allinghams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Allingham is the 59470^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 340 individuals. Allingham is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Allingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 25.