Find out how popular the last name Edrington is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Edrington.

Edrington, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Edrington surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Edrington in America

Edrington is the 25332nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Edrington surname appeared 977 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Edrington.

We can also compare 2010 data for Edrington to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Edrington

The surname Edrington originated in England during the late medieval period, with the earliest records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "ead" meaning "prosperous" and "tun" meaning "settlement," thus implying a prosperous town or village.

One of the earliest mentions of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1275, where a person named John de Edrington is listed. This suggests that the name was already established in that region by the late 13th century.

In the 14th century, the surname appeared in various other historical records, such as the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire, where a William de Edrington was mentioned in 1317.

The earliest known bearer of the surname was Sir William Edrington, a prominent English knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War against France during the 14th century. He was born around 1320 and is believed to have been from the county of Shropshire.

Another notable figure was John Edrington, an English clergyman who lived in the 15th century. He served as the Bishop of Bangor in Wales from 1466 until his death in 1487.

During the 16th century, the surname Edrington was found in various parish records across England, particularly in the counties of Worcestershire, Shropshire, and Yorkshire. One notable bearer from this period was Thomas Edrington, a merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol, who lived from around 1520 to 1585.

In the 17th century, the surname appeared in the Hearth Tax Rolls of Worcestershire, where several Edrington families were listed as landowners and taxpayers. One of the most prominent Edringtons of this era was Sir Edward Edrington, a wealthy landowner and Member of Parliament for Shropshire, who lived from 1635 to 1701.

Throughout its history, the surname Edrington has also been spelled in various ways, such as Edrinton, Edrington, and Edringeton, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and record-keeping practices of different regions and time periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Edrington

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Edrington.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Edrington was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Edrington has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Edrington was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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