Explore the Family Name Edrington

The meaning of Edrington

English: habitational name from an unidentified place. It may be a metathesized form of Erdington in the West Midlands, which derives its name from the Old English personal name Ēanrēd + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. History: Christopher Edrington is recorded in Rappahannock County, VA, in 1666–71.

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How common is the last name Edrington in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Edrington decreased slightly in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Edrington was ranked 23,454 in popularity with a count of 1,011 individuals bearing this surname. By 2010, the rank had dipped to 25,332 and the count to 977, marking a change of -8.01% and -3.36% respectively. This data also indicates that for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the surname Edrington fell from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,454	#25,332	-8.01%
Count	1,011	977	-3.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.33	-10.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Edrington

Looking at the ethnic identity of those carrying the Edrington surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (85.06% in 2000 and 81.47% in 2010), there were increases in other ethnic groups. Those identifying as Black increased from 11.77% to 13.61%, while those identifying as Hispanic jumped from 2.27% to 3.58%. Additionally, there was a small increase in individuals identifying as two or more races, from 0.59% to 0.72%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.06%	81.47%	-4.22%
Black	11.77%	13.61%	15.63%
Hispanic	2.27%	3.58%	57.71%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.72%	22.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%