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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

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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.

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Statistics

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  • 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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