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Edington Name Meaning

Northern English and Scottish: habitational name from any of various places so named, especially one in Northumbria originally named in Old English as Idingtun ‘settlement (Old English tun) associated with Ida’ (see Ide).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Edgington, Edrington, Ledington, Ellington, Henington, Kington

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Edington Family Origin

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Edington Family Occupations

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  • Labourer

    5%

  • Gamekeeper

    4%

  • Colliery Weighman

    3%

  • Carter

    2%

In 1881, Labourer, Gamekeeper and Colliery Weighman were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Edington. A less common occupation for the Edington family was Carter. The most common Edington occupation in the UK was Labourer. 5% of Edington's were Labourers.

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Edington Historical Records

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Edington Life Expectancy

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