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    The surname Remington

    A place surname, carried by 5,881 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/ 3 syllables Soundex R552 Also a first name

    Remington: #5,865 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Remington #5,865, 5,881 people Remington: #5,865 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Remington #5,865, 5,881 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Remington is more common than 96.4% of them.

    Origin

    The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).

    Remington 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 5,881 people named Remington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,499 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,632.

    #5,865
    rank among US surnames
    5,881
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #5,652)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,856Lao5,89752,356
    #5,857Malinowski5,89552,374
    #5,858Markle5,89352,392
    #5,859Teeter5,89252,401
    #5,860Decarlo5,88952,427
    #5,861Leos5,88852,436
    #5,863Sturgis5,88552,463

    Who is named Remington

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

    94% of people named Remington identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Remingtons

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Frederic Remington
      American painter and sculptor (1861-1909)
    • Eliphalet Remington
      American firearm designer (1793–1861)
    • Philo Remington
      American businessman (1816–1889)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Remington come from?
    The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).
    How common is the surname Remington?
    5,881 people in the United States had the surname Remington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,499 Americans. It ranked 5,865th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Remington?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Remington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Remington?
    Frederic Remington, American painter and sculptor (1861-1909), followed by Eliphalet Remington.
    Where is the surname Remington most common?
    Wikidata records people named Remington in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Remington?
    Remington is /ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Remington?
    Remington is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Remington getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,632 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,881 in 2010, up 4.4%.
    Is Remington also a first name?
    Yes. Remington is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.