Ellington

== English == === Etymology === From either the Old English personal name Ella or ǣl (“eel”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪŋtən/ === Proper noun === Ellington (countable and uncountable, plural Ellingtons) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571). A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2791). A number of places in the United States: A town in Tolland County, Connecticut. A township in Adams County, Illinois. A township in Hancock County, Iowa. A township in Tuscola County, Michigan. A township in Dodge County, Minnesota. A minor city in Reynolds County, Missouri. A town in Chautauqua County, New York. A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ellington is the 3132nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11522 individuals. Ellington is most common among White (62.74%) and Black/African American (31.0%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ellington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 523. === Anagrams === telling on