Allington

Meaning

Proper Noun

• number of places England (constituent country):

Origin

• Kent, near Lenham: Recorded as Alnoitone in 1086 (DB), Eilnothinton in 1242, from Old English Æþelnōth + -ing + tūn.
• Kent, near Maidstone: Recorded as Elentun in 1086 (DB), from Old English Ælla or Ælle + -ing tūn.
• Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire (east of Devizes): Recorded in 1086 (DB) as Adelingetone (Lincolnshire), Adelingtone (Wiltshire), from Old English æþeling + tūn.
• Wiltshire, near Amesbury: From Middle English Aldintona (recorded 1178), from Old English Ealda + -ing + tūn.
• Other places: (in Dorset, Hampshire, and near Chippenham, Wiltshire) of unknown origin.
• The surname is derived from any of the place names.