Coddington

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Coddington (countable and uncountable, plural Coddingtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A small settlement and civil parish (served by Coddington and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4555).
   2. A locality in Crich parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3354).
   3. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bosbury and Coddington Parish Council) in east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7142).
   4. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8354).
   5. An unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Coddington magnifier

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coddington is the 8509^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3871 individuals. Coddington is most common among White (88.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Coddington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.