Ovington

English

Etymology

From either *Wulfa or Ofa, two Old English personal names, + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Ovington (countable and uncountable, plural Ovingtons)

  1. (uncountable) A placename in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in southern County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1314). [1]
    2. A small village and civil parish (served by Little Yeldham, Tilbury Juxta Clare and Ovington Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL7642). [2]
    3. A village in Itchen Stoke and Ovington parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5631).
    4. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9202). [3]
    5. A village and civil parish in southern Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0663). [4]
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ovington is the 78567th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 243 individuals. Ovington is most common among White (93.0%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Co. Durham)
  2. ^ Parish map (Essex)
  3. ^ Parish map (Norfolk)
  4. ^ Parish map (Northumberland)
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