Epping

English

Etymology

From Old English yppe (“upland”) + ing (“meadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛpɪŋ/

Proper noun

Epping (countable and uncountable, plural Eppings)

1. A market town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL455025).
2. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
3. A city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States.
4. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
5. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.
6. An industrial area in Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa.
7. A commune in Moselle department, Grand Est, France.
8. A habitational surname.

Derived terms

• Epping Forest

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Epping is the 36048^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Epping is most common among White (95.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Epping”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531.

Anagrams

• pigpen

French

Proper noun

Epping ?

1. A commune of the Moselle department