The Eddington surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,408 people carried this name — #9,539 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 86,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,244 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Eddington surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Eddington» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley explains it as ‘of Edington’.

His entry covers Edington and Eddington.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 266 · public domain.

In print

Eddington in American newspapers,
1913–1922.

Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Eddington
The Day Book 1916-05-31
Newspaper page from The Liberal Democrat carrying the name Eddington
The Liberal Democrat 1913-01-10
Newspaper page from Democratic Messenger carrying the name Eddington
Democratic Messenger 1922-12-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,598 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Eddington in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

8,277 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eddington. The most, 1,528, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 4.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 2,538
Queensland 2,159
Victoria 1,856
New South Wales 975
Western Australia 355
South Australia 345
ACT (Canberra) 30
Northern Territory 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eddington.

Who carried it

People named Eddington,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Arthur Eddington
    Arthur Eddington 1882–1944 · astronomer
  • Nora Eddington
    Nora Eddington 1924–2001 · film actor
  • Anthony Lovell Eddington d. 2016
  • Paul Eddington 1927–1995 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eddington,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States217 records

217 records of the Eddington name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 73
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 53
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 43
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 23
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James A. Eddington

    Born 1923 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks; farm hand from Carter County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Richard P. Eddington

    Arrived at New York in 1867 aboard the City of Baltimore from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; miner. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Benjamin J. Eddington

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1894, died 1990; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 217 records for Eddington in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia329 records

329 records of the Eddington name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 173
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 92
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 46
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 13
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Eddington

    Died 1869 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 78. Will registered in Tasmania in 1869.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Eddington

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Australasian, aged 46; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Norman Macdonald Lockhart Eddington

    Of College Park, South Australia; died 1930.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 329 records for Eddington in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand12 records

12 records of the Eddington name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 11
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Ann Eddington

    Died 1923, aged 37; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Christine Alexandra Eddington

    Died 1992, aged 58; buried at Ward Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Langa Eddington

    Died 1992, aged 64; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Eddington in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Eddington name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert John Eddington

    Died 1966, aged 77; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James N. Eddington

    Married 1901 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Eddington

    Died 1926; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Eddington in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Eddington name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Eddington

    Ork and Lancaster Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Eddington in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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