Paddington

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Padda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pædɪŋtən/

Proper noun

Paddington (countable and uncountable, plural Paddingtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. An urban area of Westminster, London, England, noted for its major railway terminus (OS grid ref TQ2681).
   2. A suburban area partly in Woolston parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6389).
   3. An inner city area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
   4. An inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Paddington is the 18955^th most common surname in England, belonging to 246 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paddington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears