Abington

== English == === Etymology === From the Old English personal name Abba + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ɪŋ.tən/ === Proper noun === Abington (countable and uncountable, plural Abingtons) (uncountable) A placename: The villages and civil parishes of Great Abington and Little Abington in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, known as The Abingtons. A suburb of Northampton, West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7861). A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9323). A civil parish and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. A civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. (uncountable) A number of places in the United States: A village in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut. A township in Mercer County, Illinois. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana. A town in Plymouth County, southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Abington is the 82908th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 227 individuals. Abington is most common among White (58.15%) and Black/African American (35.68%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4. === Anagrams === Baginton, batoning