How common is the surname Addington?

4,968 people in the United States had the surname Addington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,147 Americans. It ranked 6,790th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Addington?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Addington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Addington?

Julia Addington, American politician (1829-1875).

Where is the surname Addington most common?

Wikidata records people named Addington in the United States.

How do you pronounce Addington?

Addington is /ˈædɪŋtən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Addington getting more or less common?

More common. 4,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,968 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Addington

An English place surname, carried by 4,968 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈædɪŋtən/ 3 syllables Soundex A352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Addington is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Addington is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,968 people named Addington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,147 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,933.

#6,790

rank among US surnames

4,968

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,355)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,784	Chee	4,973	62,084
#6,787	Hyder	4,971	62,109
#6,788	Coston	4,969	62,134
#6,790	Addington	4,968	62,147
#6,791	Bowes	4,967	62,159
#6,792	Coulson	4,966	62,172

Who is named Addington

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Addington identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Addingtons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julia Addington
American politician (1829-1875)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Addington come from?: Probably from the Old English personal names *Eadda or *Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Addington?: 4,968 people in the United States had the surname Addington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,147 Americans. It ranked 6,790th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Addington?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Addington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Addington?: Julia Addington, American politician (1829-1875).
Where is the surname Addington most common?: Wikidata records people named Addington in the United States.
How do you pronounce Addington?: Addington is /ˈædɪŋtən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Addington?: Addington is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Addington getting more or less common?: More common. 4,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,968 in 2010, up 0.7%.