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

Redington, 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 Redington surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Redington in America

Redington is the 20201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Redington surname appeared 1,319 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 Redington.

We can also compare 2010 data for Redington 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 Redington

The surname Redington is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words 'reeding' and 'tun,' meaning a settlement or enclosure near reeds or reedy ground. It is believed to have emerged during the Anglo-Saxon period in England, between the 5th and 11th centuries.

Early records indicate that the name was first concentrated in the counties of Sussex and Hampshire in southern England. The earliest recorded spelling was as 'de Redyntone' in the Pipe Rolls of Hampshire in 1195. This suggests that the name may have originated as a locational surname, referring to someone from a place called 'Redington' or a similar name.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a record of landholdings compiled for William the Conqueror, there are references to places with similar names, such as 'Redingeton' and 'Redintun.' These may have been early variants of the Redington name or places from which the surname derived.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was John de Redington, who was recorded as living in Sussex in 1327. Another early example was William Redington, who was born in Hampshire around 1380 and served as a Member of Parliament for that county in 1414.

In the 16th century, the Redington family established themselves as landowners in the village of Redington, near Taunton in Somerset. Notable members of this branch included Sir Thomas Redington (1527-1599), who served as a judge and Member of Parliament, and his son Sir Gabriel Redington (1561-1623), who was also a Member of Parliament.

During the English Civil War in the 17th century, Colonel John Redington (1609-1669) was a prominent Royalist officer who fought for King Charles I. He was later appointed as Governor of Barbados in 1660.

Other notable individuals with the Redington surname include Edward Redington (1714-1784), an Irish politician and landowner, and Sir Abraham Redington (1766-1840), a British naval officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Redington

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

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 Redington 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 Redington 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 Redington was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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