Carrington

Carrington and Carington are surnames shared by several notable people, including those listed below. The use of the one-r 'Carington' surname appears to be restricted to the British peerage Baron of Carrington created for Robert Smith in 1796. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p1473.htm thePeerage.com - Person Page 1473 ] ]

Notable people sharing the surname Carrington

;born in New Zealand
* Mark Carrington (cricketer) (b. 1961), former New Zealand cricketer

;born in the United Kingdom
* Bradley Carrington (1910–1988), English businessman
* Desmond Carrington (b. 1926), British radio personality and actor
* Dora Carrington or simply "Carrington" (1893–1932), British artist
* Elijah Carrington (1914–1998), English cricketer
* Fitzroy Carrington (1869–1954), English-American editor
* Jill Carrington (b. 1956), English businesswoman
* Jonathan Carrington (b. 1942), English footballer
* Leonora Carrington (b. 1917), English-Mexican artist
* Mark Carrington (footballer) (b. 1987), English footballer
* Matthew Carrington (UK politician)Presumed born in the United Kingdom] (b. 1947), former United Kingdom national politician
* Michael Carrington (TV) (b. 1961), British broadcasting executive
* Rebecca Carrington (living), British musician-comedian
* Richard Christopher Carrington (1826–1875), British astronomer

;born in the United States
* Albert Carrington, (1813–1889), American apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Bob Carrington (b. 1953), American professional basketball player
* Chuck Carrington (b. 1968), American actor
* Darren Carrington (b. 1966), American professional football player
* Debbie Lee Carrington (b. 1959), American actress and stuntwoman
* Edward Carrington (1748–1810), American soldier and statesman
* Henry B. Carrington (1824–1912), American lawyer, professor, author and officer in the United States Army
* J. R. Carrington (b. 1968), American adult film actress and nude model
* John H. Carrington (b. 1934), American state politician
* Matthew Carrington (1983–2005), student at California State University, Chico, killed during a hazing incident, prompting Matt's Law
* Michael Carrington (voice actor)Presumed born in the United States] (living), American comic writer and voice actor
* Paul Carrington (1733–c.1826), American appellate judge
* Paul Carrington (American football) (b. 1982), American professional football player
* Rodney Carrington (b. 1968), American comic musician
* Terri Lyne Carrington (b. 1965), American jazz musician

;birthplace unknown
* Kelly Carrington (living), American model
* Vernon Carrington (1936–2005), Jamaican religious leader, founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel branch of the Rastafari movement
* Walter Carrington (living), American diplomat

;pen names and pseudonyms
* Charles Carrington (1867–1921), 19^th publisher of erotic literature
* Tori Carrington, American writing team of romance novels

;fictional characters
* Carrington family (1981–1989), the core family of the American prime time soap opera "Dynasty"About 10 articles for fictional characters with the surname "Carrington" are accessible from this page.]

Peerages of England and Ireland

The title "Baron Car(r)ington" has been created three times in the United Kingdom since the mid-17^th Century. The first creation was in the Peerage of England and closely preceded the creation of the "Viscount Carrington" in the Peerage of Ireland. This title was created for a Sir Charles Smyth; the descendents of Sir Smyth retained the surname Smith while carrying the Carrington title. The second creation was for a Robert Smith, whose descendants took the surname "Carington" (one 'r') and carried the Carrington (two 'r's) title. The third creation was as a life peerage for Peter Carington (one 'r') and carried the title "Baron Carington" (one 'r').

* Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (1752–1858), British Member of Parliament (MP)
** "only son" Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron CarringtonSpelling of surname should be verified] (1796–1868), British national politician
*** "eldest son" Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire (1843–1928), British national politician and aristocrat
*** "second son" Sir William Carington (1845–1914), British soldier, politician and courtier (Sir Carington did not receive the hereditary title and died childless)
*** "third son" Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington (1852–1929), British national politician
* Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (b. 1919), former British national politician, British government Secretary, and Secretary-General of NATO

Use as a given name

Carrington most often appears as a surname, but has infrequently appears as a given name. One example is American actress Carrington Garland (b. 1964); another is British entomologist Carrington Bonsor Williams (1889–1991). These two examples suggest that 'Carrington' is a gender neutral given name.Fact|date=July 2008

Carrington may also appear as a middle name, such as in the cases of American politicians Edward Carrington Cabell (1816–1896) and Edward Carrington Venable (1853–1908), and American financial economist and academic John Carrington Cox (living).

Notes

ee also

;Disambiguation pages
* Mark Carrington
* Matthew Carrington
* Michael Carrington