The suname COVINGTON
is English and a habitation name from a place in Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire.) Named Covington, from an personal name
‘Cofa + OE -ing_ denoting association + tun ‘settlement.’ I have also seen it referenced as OE ‘Cofingtun’
‘Cofa’s’ settlement.
The name Covington
originates from "Kolbin" which the Norseman, Turgesin brought with him when he invaded northern Ireland in 831 A.D. It was
translated by the Irish as "Covan." In the migration to Scotland the name became "Cova." In the further migration to England
the name became "Cov" the name: "ing" meaning people and "ton" meaning town. Thus town of Cov's people or Covington.
