Explore the Family Name Partington

The meaning of Partington

English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Partington, from Old English Peartingtūn ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Pearta’, a personal name not independently recorded.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Partington ranked 18,447 in popularity in the year 2000 and slightly dipped to rank 18,474 in 2010, showing a marginal change of -0.15%. The total count of individuals with this surname increased by 8.32% from 1,382 in 2000 to 1,497 in 2010. Interestingly, the proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.51 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,447	#18,474	-0.15%
Count	1,382	1,497	8.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.51	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Partington

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Partington identified as White, making up 97.32% in 2000 and 96.59% in 2010, with a slight decrease of -0.75%. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 0.72% in 2000 to 1% in 2010, showing a change of 38.89%. The proportion of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased by -21.90%, from 1.37% in 2000 to 1.07% in 2010. Notably, there was a new addition to those identifying as Black in 2010, although it was previously unrecorded in 2000. The proportions for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained consistent at zero over the years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.32%	96.59%	-0.75%
Two or More Races	1.37%	1.07%	-21.9%
Hispanic	0.72%	1%	38.89%
Black	0%	0.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%