Terrington Family History
Terrington Name Meaning
in S Lincs and E Anglia a variant of Torrington (2). in N England from Terrington (NR Yorks) which is recorded as Thiverinton in 1202 and Teverington in 1275. The place-name probably derives from an Old English personal name *Tēofer + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead estate’ but it may alternatively derive from Old English tēfrung ‘painting picture’ + tūn.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016