# Allington (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/allington/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 701 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,750 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 440,436 people |
| Change since 2000 | +15% (610 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* Kent, near Lenham: Recorded as Alnoitone in 1086 (DB), Eilnothinton in 1242, from Old English Æþelnōþ (male personal name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead”). * Kent, near Maidstone: Recorded as Elentun in 1086 (DB), from Old English Ælla or Ælle (male personal names) + -ing (“belonging to”) tūn (“homestead”). * Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire (east of Devizes): Recorded in 1086 (DB) as Adelingetone (Lincolnshire), Adelingtone (Wiltshire), from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“farmstead”). * Wiltshire, near Amesbury: From Middle English Aldintona (recorded 1178), from Old English Ealda (male personal name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead”). * Other places: (in Dorset, Hampshire, and near Chippenham, Wiltshire) of unknown origin. * The surname is derived from any of the place names.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Allington in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Similar surnames

Alling, Allingham, Alonso, Alonzo, Alaniz, Alanis, Almazan, Almaguer, Almquist, Alongi, Allensworth, Allums.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.