How common is the surname Covington?

27,068 people in the United States had the surname Covington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,406 Americans. It ranked 1,298th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Covington?

Robert Covington, American basketball player (born 1990), followed by Colby Covington.

Where is the surname Covington most common?

Wikidata records people named Covington in the United States.

Is the surname Covington getting more or less common?

More common. 25,403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,068 in 2010, up 6.6%.

The surname Covington

A place surname, carried by 27,068 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Covington is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

From Old English Cofingtun, from Cofa (a masculine given name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + -tun (“settlement”); literally “Cofa’s Town”.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 27,068 people named Covington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,406 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,403.

#1,298

rank among US surnames

27,068

people in 2010

9.2

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,272)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,289	Langley	27,252	11,329
#1,290	Sinclair	27,243	11,333
#1,291	Dwyer	27,240	11,334
#1,292	Shirley	27,224	11,341
#1,293	Muller	27,216	11,344
#1,294	Courtney	27,205	11,349
#1,295	Slaughter	27,155	11,370

Who is named Covington

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

49% of people named Covington identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Black (not Hispanic) 45%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Covingtons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Covington
American basketball player (born 1990)
Colby Covington
American mixed martial artist (born 1988)
Bucky Covington
American singer, born 1977
Joey Covington
American drummer (1945–2013)
Harold Covington
American neo-Nazi (1953–2018)

Questions

Where does the surname Covington come from?: From Old English Cofingtun, from Cofa (a masculine given name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + -tun (“settlement”); literally “Cofa’s Town”.
How common is the surname Covington?: 27,068 people in the United States had the surname Covington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,406 Americans. It ranked 1,298th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Covington?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Covington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Covington?: Robert Covington, American basketball player (born 1990), followed by Colby Covington.
Where is the surname Covington most common?: Wikidata records people named Covington in the United States.
What type of surname is Covington?: Covington is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Covington getting more or less common?: More common. 25,403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,068 in 2010, up 6.6%.