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Babington Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name for someone from Babington in Somerset or Great or Little Bavington in Northumberland which is recorded as Babington until the early 18th century. Both are named with the Old English personal name Babba (see Babb ) + the connective particle -ing- ‘associated with named after’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The name may also be derived from Bebington in Cheshire (see 2 below) or Bevington in Warwickshire (see Bevington which has sometimes been altered in spelling by association with Babington). English (Cheshire and Lancashire): variant of Bebbington a habitational name from Bebington in Cheshire from the Old English personal name Bebba + the connective particle -ing- ‘associated with named after’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The alteration to Bavington and Bevington shows a common development of -b- to -v- in placenames and surnames.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Barrington, Bevington, Brinton, Wallington, Harrington, Armington

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You can see how Babington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Babington family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Babington families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 20 Babington families living in Ontario. This was about 51% of all the recorded Babington's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Babington families in 1911.
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In 1921, Civil Servant was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Babington. 34% of Babington men worked as a Civil Servant. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Civil Servant
    34%
  • Electrician
    34%
  • Farmer
    34%
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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Babington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Babington in 1962 was 83, and 88 in 2004.

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