Norrington

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Northington, which shares the same etymology.

Norrington (plural Norringtons)

1. A surname from Old English.
   • 2023 November 15, Ramishah Maruf, “Anheuser-Busch’s US marketing chief is stepping down as Bud Light sales sink”, in CNN Business‎^[1]:

     Garbe has been CMO for just over two years, according to his LinkedIn profile. The company said its US chief commercial officer Kyle Norrington will oversee marketing going forward.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Norrington is the 42163^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 515 individuals. Norrington is most common among White (53.2%) and Black/African American (39.03%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norrington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.