Ovington

== English == === Etymology === From either *Wulfa or Ofa, two Old English personal names, + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Ovington (countable and uncountable, plural Ovingtons) (uncountable) A placename in England: A village and civil parish in southern County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1314). A small village and civil parish (served by Little Yeldham, Tilbury Juxta Clare and Ovington Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL7642). A village in Itchen Stoke and Ovington parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5631). A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9202). A village and civil parish in southern Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0663). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ovington is the 78567th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 243 individuals. Ovington is most common among White (93.0%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ovington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.