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The surname Darrinton was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire, at Darrington, a parish, in the union of Preston, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross. The parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first listed as Darni(n)tone. 1 At that time, Darrington held a church and a mill. Literally the place name probably meant "estate associated with a man called Deornoth," from the Old English personal name + "-ing" + "tun." 2 Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Darrington, Ilbert de Lacey, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Darrington, Darington, Darrinton, Darinton and others.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Wm. Darrington, who arrived in Virginia in 1653; Thomas Darrington, who settled in Allegheny Co., PA in 1823; Joseph Darrington, who arrived in Allegheny Co., PA in 1823.