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Packington Family History

Packington Surname Meaning

from Packington in Weeford (Staffs) which is recorded as Pakinton in 1186 Great and Little Packington (Warwicks) recorded as Pakington in 1315 or Packington (Derbys; transferred to Leics in 1884) which is recorded as Pakyngton in about 1050.

The place-names probably derive from an Old English personal name *Paca + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead settlement’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Packington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Packington family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Packington families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 21 Packington families living in Lancashire. This was about 31% of all the recorded Packington's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Packington families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Packington. 100% of Packington women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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There are 64 military records available for the last name Packington. For the veterans among your Packington ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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