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The surname Etherington

A surname, carried by 1,158 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex E365

Etherington: #22,260 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Etherington #22,260, 1,158 people Etherington: #22,260 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Etherington #22,260, 1,158 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Etherington is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

Variant of Hetherington.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,158 people named Etherington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,109.

#22,260
rank among US surnames
1,158
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+4.4%
change since 2000 (was #21,848)

Who is named Etherington

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

94% of people named Etherington identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
  • Two or more races 1.6%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Etheringtons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Jade Etherington
    British alpine skier, born 1991
  • Gary Etherington
    American soccer player (born 1958)

Notable Etheringtons come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Etherington come from?
Variant of Hetherington.
How common is the surname Etherington?
1,158 people in the United States had the surname Etherington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. It ranked 22,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Etherington?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Etherington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Etherington?
Jade Etherington, British alpine skier, followed by Gary Etherington.
Where is the surname Etherington most common?
Wikidata records people named Etherington in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Etherington getting more or less common?
More common. 1,109 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,158 in 2010, up 4.4%.