Essington

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Esni + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Essington (countable and uncountable, plural Essingtons)

1. A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9603).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Essington is the 59901^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 337 individuals. Essington is most common among White (92.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Essington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 537.