Edington Family History
Edington Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Edington in Northumberland Somerset and Wiltshire or from Eddington Berkshire. Edington in Northumberland arises from Old English Idingtūn from the Old English personal name Ida + ing denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’ (compare Ida ). In Somerset the name comes either from the Old English male name Ēadwine or from the feminine Ēadwynn + ing + tūn. Edington (Wiltshire) is from either the Old English personal name Ētha + dūn ‘hill’ or from Old English ēthe ‘uncultivated’ + dūn.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022