Witherington

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Weatherington, Wetherington

Etymology

Apparently from Old English wiþegn (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Witherington (countable and uncountable, plural Witheringtons)

1. A hamlet in Downton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1824).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Witherington is the 25403^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 974 individuals. Witherington is most common among White (96.51%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

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