Babington

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Babba + the connective particle -ing- + tūn (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Babington (plural Babingtons)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• babingtonite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Babington is the 34185^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 664 individuals. Babington is most common among White (94.13%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Babington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78.