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Farrington


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Origin Of The Surname Farrington

Meaning Of The Surname Farrington

From the Town where Ferns Grow

Interesting Facts About Farrington

Farrington is a locational surname originating from any of the places so-called or similarly spelled across Britain. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name itself comes from Old English origin with the element ‘Farring’ referring to an area with fern growing and ‘ton’ meaning settlement.

Farrington Statistics

Farrington is the number 976 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 9,968 share the surname Farrington in the UK.

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