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Northington
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English
Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from en ang norþ north + ang in + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town. Compare en Norrington, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
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en village/and/cpar in dist/Winchester co/Hampshire cc/England OS grid ref SU568733.
en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Northington is the 13509th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2245 individuals. Northington is most common among White (50.38%) and Black/African American (43.39%) individuals.
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