Given name & surname

Billington

“belonging to”·“hill”

Billington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Billington is built from elements meaning “belonging to” and “hill”.

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Where it comes from

Billington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Billington’s family of names

In English usage, Billington as a surname has a related form in Billinton.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Similar names

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Old English

Binnington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Bickerton

“beekeeper”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Old English

Bullington

Bullington is a surname from Old English.

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Bilton

“henbane”

No U.S. birth series

86% boys · 14% girls

Old English

Bevington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Boddington

Boddington is a surname from Old English.

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Babington

“enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Old English

Bainton

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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