Submitted Surname Revision History

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6/10/2016, 6:24 AM LMS
5/11/2015, 3:00 PM Frollein Gladys move from given name to surname
7/27/2008, 1:51 PM erb816
3/28/2008, 11:20 AM erb816

Name Carrington
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English, Scottish
Other Forms FormsKerrington, Karrington, Ceriheringatun
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Carrington, probably named with an unattested Old English personal name CARA + -ing- denoting association + tun ‘settlement’.
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Midlothian named Carrington, probably from Old English Ceriheringa-tun ‘settlement of Cerihere’s people’.
Added 3/28/2008 by erb816