Whittington

English

Proper noun

Whittington (countable and uncountable, plural Whittingtons)

  1. Any of several places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).
    2. A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6076).
    3. A civil parish north of Hexham, Northumberland. [1]
      Related terms: Great Whittington
    4. A village and civil parish in Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3231).
  2. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Whittington is the 2059th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17517 individuals. Whittington is most common among White (79.92%) and Black/African American (14.92%) individuals.

References
  1. Whittington Parish Council, Northumberland
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