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)

1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE671526).
2. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunnington is the 24446^th 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.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunnington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500.