Harrington Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Harrington Name Meaning: A habitational name from places named Harrington i.e Cheshire. Old english Hafering(tun)'settlement'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The name was recorded as 'Hetherington' in 1100 a derivative of old english 'Haeth' heath. \"the settlement of the dwellers on a heath\"

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Harrington Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Harrington family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,025
Agricultural Labourer 181
Labourer 96
General Labourer 81
Domestic Servant 66
Dress Maker 51
General Servant 36
Laundress 33
Coal Miner 27
Farm Labourer 24
General Servant Domestic 23
Tailor 23
Bricklayer Labourer 19
Charwoman 19
Dock Labourer 19
Servant 19
Tailoress 19
Bricklayer 18
None 17
Clerk 16
Annuitant 15
Gardener 15
Servant Domestic 15
Straw Plaiter 15
Carpenter 13

Harrington Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Harrington 100% 39,397
2 Herrington 90% 8,089
3 Herington 80% 1,089
4 Harington 90% 809
5 Horrington 90% 341

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