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Ellington
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English
Etymology
From either the en ang - personal name ang Ella or ang ǣl eel + ang -ing belonging to + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛlɪŋtən/
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Huntingdonshire co/Cambridgeshire cc/England OS grid ref TL1571. Parish map (Cambridgeshire)
en village par/Ellington and Linton co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NZ2791.
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Tolland County s/Connecticut. TopoZone: Ellington, Connecticut
en twp co/Adams County s/Illinois.
en twp co/Hancock County s/Iowa.
en twp co/Tuscola County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Dodge County s/Minnesota.
en minor city s/Reynolds County s/Missouri.
en town co/Chautauqua County s/New York.
en town co/Outagamie County s/Wisconsin.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Ellington and Linton Ellingtonesque Ellingtonian
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ellington is the 3132nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11522 individuals. Ellington is most common among White (62.74%) and Black/African American (31.0%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
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