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    The surname Babington

    An English surname, carried by 664 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B152

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Babington is more common than 78.9% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From the Old English personal name Babba + the connective particle -ing- + tūn (“enclosure”).

    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 664 people named Babington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 464,978 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 599.

    #34,185
    rank among US surnames
    664
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.9%
    change since 2000 (was #35,522)

    Who is named Babington

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

    94% of people named Babington identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Babingtons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carlos Babington
      Argentine footballer, born 1949

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Babington

    Babington has the Soundex code B152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B152.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Babington come from?
    From the Old English personal name Babba + the connective particle -ing- + tūn (“enclosure”).
    How common is the surname Babington?
    664 people in the United States had the surname Babington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 464,978 Americans. It ranked 34,185th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Babington?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Babington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Babington?
    Carlos Babington, Argentine footballer.
    Where is the surname Babington most common?
    Wikidata records people named Babington in Argentina.
    Is the surname Babington getting more or less common?
    More common. 599 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 664 in 2010, up 11%.