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Washington

in West Virginia

There are 386 people with the last name "Washington" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Washington 699
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  1. is 695th most common Thacker
  2. is 696th most common Grant
  3. is 697th most common Tolliver
  4. is 698th most common Albright
  5. is 699th most common Washington
  6. is 700th most common Blosser
  7. is 701st most common Mccune
  8. is 702nd most common Quinn
  9. is 703rd most common Grimes

Similar Names and Nicknames

Washburn, Wash, Washam, Washer, Washko, Washinton, Washabaugh, Washburne, Washa, Washek

Most Common First Names for Washington

Charles, James, Robert, George, Paul, Thomas, William, Blanche, David

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from either of the places called Washington, in Tyne and Wear and West Sussex. The latter is from Old English Wassingatūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) of the people of Wassa’, a personal name that is probably a short form of some compound name such as Wāðsige, composed of the elements wāð ‘hunt’ + sige ‘victory’. Washington in Tyne and Wear is from Old English Wassingtūn ‘settlement associated with Wassa’.

FOREBEARS George Washington (1732–99), 1st president of the U.S. (1789–97), was born at Bridges Creek, VA. His greatgrandfather had settled in the colony after emigrating from England in 1658. With the passage of time, the surname has come to be borne by more African Americans than English Americans. A prominent example was the educator Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), born a slave in VA, who adopted his surname from his stepfather, Washington Ferguson.

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