Wallington

English

Etymology

From Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton, Welshman”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wɒlɪŋtən/

Proper noun

Wallington (countable and uncountable, plural Wallingtons)

1. A suburban town in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ294645).
2. A village in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5806).
3. A small village in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2933).
4. A rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
5. A borough of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
6. A hamlet in Wayne County, New York, United States.
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wallington is the 37691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 590 individuals. Wallington is most common among White (58.98%) and Black/African American (37.12%) individuals.

Further reading

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