Weddington

Weddington Meaning & Origin

About Weddington
The surname Weddington is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wada" or "Wada's" combined with the suffix "-ing," meaning "descendant of" or "belonging to." Therefore, Weddington can be interpreted as "descendant of Wada" or "belonging to Wada's family." Surnames were often derived from personal names in medieval England to identify a person's lineage or family association.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Weddington is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Weddington: 2,336
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 13,121
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.79

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Weddington based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Weddington is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATNKTN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W03052305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 D IH0 NG T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɛdɪŋtən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATNKTN', 'FTNKTN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W352

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Weddington in Braille

Here's how to represent Weddington in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Weddington in braille

How to sign the name Weddington using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Weddington using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Weddington in sign language

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