Wellington

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: English

From earlier Wēolingtūn, from: # For the place in Shropshire, England: Partly uncertain. The second element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come either from *wœling (“ridge, bank”), or else from *wēoling (“device, artefact”). # For the place in Somerset, England: Partly obscure. The last element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come from either the personal name *Wēola + ing, or else *wēoling (“trap”). # Many places with this name are named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Welling Root name
Abel English origin
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Popularity by Country

Wellington

Rank #3086

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Wellington

Rank #5146

Frequency 6,257 people (2.32 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 58.33% Hispanic 2.48% Black 34.39% Asian/PI 1.01% Native Am. 1.25% Two+ 2.54%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Wellington

Rank #223536

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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