Dorrington

== English == === Etymology === From the Old English personal name Deora + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). === Proper noun === Dorrington (countable and uncountable, plural Dorringtons) A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0852). A village in Condover parish, central Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4702). A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Dorrington is the 114424th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 153 individuals. Dorrington is most common among White (90.2%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dorrington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 482.