Symington

English

Etymology

From the personal name Simon + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlment, town”).

Proper noun

Symington (countable and uncountable, plural Symingtons)

1. A village in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3831).
2. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9935).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Symington is the 27303^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 885 individuals. Symington is most common among White (95.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Symington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.