Given name & surname · also Middle English

Warrington

“guard”

Warrington is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Warrington goes back to a word meaning “guard.”

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Where it comes from

Warrington comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.

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How it developed

From Middle English Wardintone.

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People named Warrington

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Warrington, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Watlington

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

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Warburton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wormington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Withington

“willow copse”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wilmington

“belonging to”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Old English

Watton

“settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Middle English

Allington

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

93% boys · 7% girls

Old English

Abington

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

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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