Covington

English

Etymology

From Old English Cofingtun, from Cofa (a masculine given name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + -tun (“settlement”, literally “Cofa's town”).

Proper noun

Covington (countable and uncountable, plural Covingtons)

1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0570).
2. A hamlet in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9739).
3. An English habitational surname from the village in England.
4. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Georgia; named for Leonard Covington.
   2. A township in Washington County, Illinois.
   3. A city, the county seat of Fountain County, Indiana.
   4. A city in Kentucky, United States and one of the two county seats of Kenton County; named for American general and statesman Leonard Covington.
   5. A city, the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; named for Leonard Covington.
   6. A township in Baraga County, Michigan.
   7. An unincorporated community in Michigan; named for the city in Kentucky.
   8. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
   9. A ghost town in Nebraska.
   10. A town in New York; named for Leonard Covington.
   11. A village in Ohio.
   12. A town in Oklahoma.
   13. A township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
   14. A township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
   15. A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
   16. A village coterminous with Putnam Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
   17. A city, the county seat of Tipton County, Tennessee; named for Leonard Covington.
   18. A city in Texas.
   19. A city, the county seat of Allegheny County, Virginia; named for Leonard Covington.
   20. A city in Washington; named for railroad surveyor Richard Covington.
5. Ellipsis of Covington County.

Derived terms

• Covington County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Covington is the 1298^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27068 individuals. Covington is most common among White (48.9%) and Black/African American (45.18%) individuals.