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\"
Discover how your Harrington ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 2 |
Buckinghamshire | 7 |
Berkshire | 77 |
Cambridgeshire | 13 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 39 |
Cornwall | 18 |
Cumberland | 134 |
Derbyshire | 12 |
Devon | 59 |
Dorset | 18 |
Durham | 38 |
Essex | 903 |
Gloucestershire | 77 |
Hampshire | 160 |
Herefordshire | 30 |
Hertfordshire | 71 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 161 |
Lancashire | 434 |
Leicestershire | 59 |
Lincolnshire | 28 |
London | 1,450 |
Middlesex | 115 |
Northumberland | 24 |
Norfolk | 33 |
Northamptonshire | 6 |
Nottinghamshire | 26 |
Oxfordshire | 8 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 63 |
Suffolk | 151 |
Somerset | 29 |
Surrey | 195 |
Sussex | 58 |
Staffordshire | 113 |
Warwickshire | 75 |
Westmorland | 23 |
Wiltshire | 24 |
Worcestershire | 46 |
Yorkshire | 268 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 4 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 4 |
Carmarthenshire | 1 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 163 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 3 |
Monmouthshire | 116 |
Pembrokeshire | 5 |
Radnorshire | 5 |
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 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Harrington | 2,627 |
John Harrington | 2,403 |
William Harrington | 2,234 |
James Harrington | 1,436 |
Thomas Harrington | 1,342 |
Elizabeth Harrington | 1,227 |
George Harrington | 1,159 |
Sarah Harrington | 1,039 |
Ellen Harrington | 796 |
Charles Harrington | 751 |
Ann Harrington | 641 |
Henry Harrington | 617 |
Jane Harrington | 599 |
Margaret Harrington | 592 |
Edward Harrington | 561 |
Annie Harrington | 548 |
Eliza Harrington | 546 |
Joseph Harrington | 532 |
Alice Harrington | 504 |
Frederick Harrington | 491 |
Emma Harrington | 475 |
Catherine Harrington | 461 |
Alfred Harrington | 452 |
Emily Harrington | 441 |
Arthur Harrington | 415 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Harrington | 100% | 39,397 |
2 | Herrington | 90% | 8,089 |
3 | Herington | 80% | 1,089 |
4 | Harington | 90% | 809 |
5 | Horrington | 90% | 341 |
The surname Harrington is the most popular version of all its varients