Piddingtons

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The plural form of Piddington, an English family surname that also names several villages in England
2. Refers to several people or families who bear the surname Piddington, a name taken from English places
3. A plural family name derived from Piddington, the English surname shared by several separate households

Etymology: "Piddingtons" is simply the plural of "Piddington," a surname and place name in England. The name is English in origin, built from the Old English element "Pidd-" or "Pydd-", whose exact meaning is uncertain, joined to "-ing" and "-ton," the common Old English suffix meaning "farmstead" or "settlement." Several villages called Piddington exist in England, including ones in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, and the surname appears to have arisen as a habitual name for people from one of them. The plural form works like any family name used for a household or a group: "the Piddingtons" means the Piddington family as a whole, or several unrelated families sharing the name. It is not a separate word with its own history, only the surname with an "-s" added.