Eddington

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛdɪŋtən/

Proper noun

Eddington (countable and uncountable, plural Eddingtons)

  1. A placename
    1. A village in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SU3469).
    2. A neighbourhood developed since 2014 in north-west Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, named after Arthur Eddington (OS grid ref TL4259).
    3. A suburban village next to Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TR1767).
    4. A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
    5. A census-designated place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    6. A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Mount Alexander, north western Victoria, Australia
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Eddington is the 9539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3408 individuals. Eddington is most common among White (70.72%) and Black/African American (23.03%) individuals.

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