Darrington
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Deornoth + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
Darrington (countable and uncountable, plural Darringtons)
- A village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Darrington is the 15871st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1833 individuals. Darrington is most common among White (60.07%) and Black/African American (33.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Darrington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 413.
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