Chivington Family History
Chivington Name Meaning
English (Surrey): habitational name from Chevington in Suffolk or from East or West Chevington in Northumberland. The first is named with an Old English personal name Cifa (genitive Cifan) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’; the second is from the same personal name + -ing- denoting association + tūn. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022