Addington

== English == === Etymology === Probably from the Old English personal names *Eadda or *Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈædɪŋtən/ Rhymes: -ædɪŋtən === Proper noun === Addington (countable and uncountable, plural Addingtons) A place in England: A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286). A northern suburb of Liskeard, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2565). A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764). A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ639535). A hamlet in Nether Kellet parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, divided into Higher Addington and Lower Addington (OS grid ref SD5268). A town near the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Addington is the 6790th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4968 individuals. Addington is most common among White (92.47%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Addington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.