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Carrington
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Corrington Courington Curenton Curington Currington
Etymology
Two main origins:
The village in Greater Manchester is named with the unattested en ang - personal name ang *Cāra + ang -ing belonging to + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
The village in Scotland is named with the unattested en ang - personal name ang *Cērihere + ang -ing belonging to + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en village/and/cpar in the metbor/Trafford co/Greater Manchester cc/England OS grid ref SJ7492. Parish map (Greater Manchester)
en village par/Carrington and New Bolingbroke dist/East Lindsey co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref TF3155.
en northern suburb city/Nottingham co/Nottinghamshire cc/England OS grid ref SK5642.
en village council area/Midlothian cc/Scotland OS grid ref NT3160.
en village par/Saint Philip c/Barbados.
en unincorporated community co/Callaway County s/Missouri c/US.
en city/county seat co/Foster County s/North Dakota c/US.
en locality in the carea/MidCoast eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en suburb city/Newcastle in the city:Pref/Newcastle s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Carrington and New Bolingbroke Carrington Event Carrington Falls Carringtonian
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Carrington is the 2706th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13320 individuals. Carrington is most common among Black/African American (47.12%) and White (45.74%) individuals.
References
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