Hannington

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hannington (countable and uncountable, plural Hanningtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5455).
   2. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8171).
   3. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1793).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Hannington is the 7239^th most common surname in England, belonging to 908 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hannington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126.
• Forebears