Redington Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Redington Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Redington

The Redington family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Reddington, Reding and Redding. This is a locality name meaning 'of Reading' taken from an important market-town in County Berkshire. This name is usually of English descent and is found in many ancient manuscripts in that country. Examples of such are a Henry de Reding, Rector of Matlask, of County Norfolk, who was recorded in the 'History of Norfolk' in the year 1305. An Elizabeth Reading was recorded as having been baptised at the Church of St. James, Clerkenwell, in the year 1621. A Henry Redding and Mary Tomlinson were recorded as having been married at St. Michael's Church, Cornhill, in the year 1714. Names were recorded in these ancient documents to make it easier for their overlords to collect taxes and to keep a record of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired lands by either force or as gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. In Ireland these names are usually of immigrant origin, especially in Ulster Province. Redington and Reddington are also occasional variants of the Gaelic names Mulderrig and Redehan.