Aldington

== English == === Etymology === From the Old English personal name Ealda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːl.dɪŋ.tən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔl.dɪŋ.tən/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑl.dɪŋ.tən/ === Proper noun === Aldington (countable and uncountable, plural Aldingtons) A village and civil parish (served by Aldington and Bonnington Parish Council) in Ashford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR063365). A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP064440). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Aldington is the 20991st most common surname in England, belonging to 211 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aldington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.