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Billington
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Billinton
Etymology
Two different origins:
The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the en ang - personal name ang *Billa + ang -ing belonging to + ang dūn hill.
The village in Lancashire is probably named with ang *billing sword-shaped, ridge-shaped (see en bill) + ang dūn hill.
Proper noun
~ s
en village/and/cpar in uauth/Central Bedfordshire co/Bedfordshire cc/England; the parish was previously named Great Billington OS grid ref SP9422. Parish map (Bedfordshire)
en village par/Billington and Langho dist/Ribble Valley co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD7335.
en hamlet par/Bradley dist/Stafford co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ8820. List of United Kingdom locations: Bi#Bil-Bin
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Great Billington Little Billington
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Billington is the 8904th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3678 individuals. Billington is most common among White (86.57%) individuals.
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