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Addington
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English
Etymology
Probably from the en ang - personal names ang *Eadda or ang *Æddi + ang -ing belonging to + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈædɪŋtən/ RP,GA
en ædɪŋtən 3
Proper noun
~ s
en place cc/England:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Aylesbury Vale co/Buckinghamshire OS grid ref SP742286. Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
en northern suburb x/Liskeard co/Cornwall OS grid ref SX2565.
en village lbor/Croydon co/Greater London OS grid ref TQ3764. Ward map (Croydon)
en village/and/cpar in dist/Tonbridge and Malling co/Kent OS grid ref TQ639535. Parish map (Kent)
en hamlet par/Nether Kellet dist/Lancaster co/Lancashire divided into Higher Addington and Lower Addington OS grid ref SD5268.
en town near the city of city/Ballarat s/Victoria c/Australia.
en suburb city/Christchurch r/Canterbury c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map
en town co/Jefferson County s/Oklahoma c/US.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Addingtonian Addington Highlands Great Addington Little Addington New Addington Lennox and Addington County
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Addington is the 6790th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4968 individuals. Addington is most common among White (92.47%) individuals.
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