Carrington

Meanings

1. A placename:
2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).
3. A village and civil parish (served by Carrngton and New Bolingbroke Parish Council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3155).
4. A northern suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5642).
5. A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3160).
6. A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.
7. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri, United States.
8. A city, the county seat of Foster County, North Dakota, United States.
9. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
10. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
11. A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

Two main origins: * The village in Greater Manchester is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cāra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Scotland is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cērihere + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).