Wormington

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Wormington (countable and uncountable, plural Wormingtons)

1. A village in Dumbleton parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0436).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wormington is the 40371^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Wormington is most common among White (93.36%) individuals.

Further reading

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