Coddington
A habitational surname from places called Coddington in England, especially Nottinghamshire and Cheshire.
The #8,509 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 79,759 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Coddington is a place-based surname taken from one of several English parishes named Coddington. The place-name is generally explained as meaning ‘the settlement of Codd’s people’ or ‘Codd’s estate,’ with the first element coming from an Old English personal name and the second from Old English -ing-tun, a settlement or farmstead. The exact personal name behind Codd is not always certain, so older writers sometimes treated the derivation cautiously.
History
The surname appears in medieval records and later spread from several English localities bearing the same name, especially in Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, and Herefordshire. One branch of the Irish family is noted as having migrated to Ireland from Cheshire in the mid-17th century. The surname is also associated with William Coddington, the colonial governor of Rhode Island, who was said to be of Lincolnshire origin.
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Fun fact
The same place-name gave rise to more than one local surname line, so not every Coddington family necessarily came from the same village.
From the historical record
“and many minor localities. CODDINGTON. Parishes in cos. Ches- ter, Hereford, and Notts. The Irish family migrated to Ireland from Cheshire in 1G5G. B.L.G. CODMAK Doubtless the same as Cot- man, though a correspondent suggests that it means pedlar, from the cod or bag in whicli he carries his wares. CODNOR. Places…”
— Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom