Dunnington
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Dunna + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Dunnington (countable and uncountable, plural Dunningtons)
- A village and civil parish in the City of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE671526). [1]
- An unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunnington is the 24446th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1024 individuals. Dunnington is most common among White (83.4%) and Black/African American (12.6%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunnington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500.