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Ellington Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Ellington (Hampshire Kent North Yorkshire and Northumberland) named either from Old English æl ēl ‘eel’ or from the Old English personal name Ella or Eli (a short form of various compound names with the first element ælf ‘elf’) + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead’. However Ellington in Kent has its first element from the Old English byname Ealda ‘old’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Allington, Elkington, Elvington, Wellington, Wallington, Edgington

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Where is the Ellington family from?

You can see how Ellington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ellington family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ellington families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 30 Ellington families living in North Carolina. This was about 26% of all the recorded Ellington's in USA. North Carolina had the highest population of Ellington families in 1840.
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What did your Ellington ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Laborer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Ellington. 22% of Ellington men worked as a Farmer and 8% of Ellington women worked as a Laborer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ellington were Farming and Cook. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    22%
  • Laborer
    18%
  • Salesman
    6%
  • Farming
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    8%
  • Housekeeper
    7%
  • Maid
    7%
  • Cook
    7%
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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Ellington. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 10,000 military records available for the last name Ellington. For the veterans among your Ellington ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ellington lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Ellington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Ellington in 1941 was 64, and 74 in 2004.

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