Carrington
A surname taken from several English place-names, especially in Cheshire and Lincolnshire.
The #2,706 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 23,179 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Carrington is a habitational surname, meaning “from Carrington.” The name comes from English place-names such as Carrington in Cheshire and Lincolnshire, which likely began as Old English place-names built from a personal name plus the common place-name ending -ton, “farmstead” or “settlement.” In this surname, the place-name itself is the source rather than an occupational or descriptive meaning.
History
Historical surname dictionaries treat Carrington as a straightforward locational name, and it appears in English records from at least the late medieval and early modern period. Because more than one English place bears the name, different Carrington families could have independent origins. The surname is well established in England and later spread to the wider ангlophone world, including the United States.
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Fun fact
Lower explicitly grouped Carrington with surnames derived from English place-names, and Bardsley noted multiple Carrington localities as possible sources.
From the historical record
“CARRIER. Originally a messenger. CARRINGTON. Places in cos. Chester and Lincoln. CARROLL. 1. Possibly from the ro- mantic rock so called in co. Sutherland. 2. A modification of Carolus, Charles. CARRUTHERS. A hamlet in the pa- rish of Middlebie, co. Dumfries. CARSE. A Scot, topographical expres- sion, probal.ily…”
— Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom