Addington

Probably from the Old English personal names Eadda or Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ædɪŋtən/

Addington (countable and uncountable, plural Addingtons)

1. A place in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286). [1]
   2. A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764).
   3. A village in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ639535).
   4. A hamlet in Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5268).
2. A town near the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
3. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. [2]
4. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Addington is the 6790^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4968 individuals. Addington is most common among White (92.47%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Addington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.