Whittington

English

Proper noun

Whittington (countable and uncountable, plural Whittingtons)

  1. Any of several places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120). [1]
    2. A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6076). [2]
    3. A civil parish north of Hexham, Northumberland. [3][4]
      Related terms: Great Whittington
    4. A village and civil parish in Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3231). [5]
    5. A village and civil parish (served by Whittington and Fisherwick Parish Council) in Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1608). [6]
  2. A surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Whittington is the 2059th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17517 individuals. Whittington is most common among White (79.92%) and Black/African American (14.92%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Gloucestershire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Lancashire)
  3. ^ Whittington Parish Council, Northumberland
  4. ^ Parish map (Northumberland)
  5. ^ Parish map (Shropshire)
  6. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)
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