Ovington

English

Etymology

From either Wulfa or Ofa, two Old English personal names, + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Ovington (countable and uncountable, plural Ovingtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in southern County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1314).
   2. A small village and civil parish (served by Little Yeldham, Tilbury Juxta Clare and Ovington Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7642).
   3. A village in Itchen Stoke and Ovington parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5631).
   4. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9202).
   5. A village and civil parish in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0663).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ovington is the 78567^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 243 individuals. Ovington is most common among White (93.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ovington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.