Abington

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English

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Etymology

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From the Old English personal name Abba + -ing (belonging to) + tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

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Abington (countable and uncountable, plural Abingtons)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. The villages and civil parishes of Great Abington and Little Abington in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, known as The Abingtons.
    2. A suburb of Northampton, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7861).
    3. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9323).
    4. A civil parish and townland in County Limerick, Ireland.
    5. A civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.
  2. (uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
    1. A village in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.
    2. A township in Mercer County, Illinois.
    3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
    4. A town in Plymouth County, southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
    5. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Abington is the 82908th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 227 individuals. Abington is most common among White (58.15%) and Black/African American (35.68%) individuals.

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