Withington

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• The village in Gloucestershire is from the Old English personal name Widia + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The suburb of Manchester is from Old English wīþing (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Withington (countable and uncountable, plural Withingtons)

1. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0315).
2. A suburb in southern Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8492).
3. A village and civil parish (served by Withington Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England, north-east of Hereford (OS grid ref SO5643).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Lower Withington

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Withington is the 43651^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 494 individuals. Withington is most common among White (93.12%) individuals.

Further reading

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