Addington Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Addington last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Addington last name
Meaning of the Addington last name: someone who came from Addington (the village of Eadda's people). Elsdon Smith gives Addington an English origin: someone who came from Addington (the village of Eadda's people), the name of several places in England. Roughly 7,871 people bear the surname Addington; the United States, England and Canada are among their homes.
Arms associated with the Addington name
Sharing a surname establishes no coat of arms entitlement; heraldry follows documented individual lineages.
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Addington name FAQ
What does the Addington name mean?
Someone who came from Addington (the village of Eadda's people).
Where does the Addington surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States and Canada.
Is there a Addington coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Addington coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Elsdon C. Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names (1956), individual surname entries; modern indexed dictionary entries supersede conflicting interpretations.; Forebears, Surnam.es and individual surname distribution references.