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Ovington Name Meaning

English (Durham):: habitational name from Ovington (Durham). The placename derives from the Old English personal name Wulfa + connective -ing- + Old English tūn ‘farmstead settlement’. possibly a variant of Ovenden a habitational name perhaps derived from Ovingdean (Sussex) or Ovenden (Yorkshire). The placename Ovingdean derives from the Old English personal name Ofa or Ūfa + the Old English group name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + Old English denu ‘valley’. The placename Ovenden derives from Old English ofen ‘furnace’ or ofan ufan ‘over above’ + denu ‘valley’.

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

Similar surnames: Covington, Edington, Elvington, Kington, Linton, Bevington

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You can see how Ovington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ovington family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ovington families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 17 Ovington families living in Ontario. This was about 94% of all the recorded Ovington's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Ovington families in 1911.

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There are 637 military records available for the last name Ovington. For the veterans among your Ovington ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1964 and 2002, in the United States, Ovington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Ovington in 1964 was 80, and 45 in 2002.

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