Carrington

For places or other uses, see Carrington (disambiguation).

Carrington and Carington are surnames originating in Normandy, France, from the town of Carentan, or from one of the Carringtons in England, including:

Use as a surname

born in New Zealand

• Mark Carrington (cricketer) (born 1961), former New Zealand cricketer.

born in the United Kingdom

• Desmond Carrington (born 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.
• John F. Carrington (born 1914), missionary and expert on drum language
• Leonora Carrington (born 1917), English-Mexican artist.
• Mark Carrington (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer.
• Matthew Carrington (UK politician) (born 1947), former United Kingdom national politician.
• Michael Carrington (TV) (born 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 (born 1953), American professional basketball player.
• Chuck Carrington (born 1968), American actor.
• Darren Carrington (born 1966), American professional football player.
• Debbie Lee Carrington (born 1959), American actress and stuntswoman.
• Edward Carrington (1748–1810), American soldier and statesman.
• Henry B. Carrington (1824–1912), American lawyer, professor, author and officer in the United States Army.
• John H. Carrington (born 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) (living), American comic writer and voice actor.
• Paul Carrington (judge) (1733 – c. 1826), American appellate judge.
• Paul Carrington (American football) (born 1982), American professional football player.
• Rodney Carrington (born 1968), American comic musician.
• Terri Lyne Carrington (born 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), 19th 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.
• Michael Carrington, character played by Maxwell Caulfield in the 1982 movie Grease 2.
• Daniel Carrington, a character in the video game franchise Perfect Dark.

peers of England and Ireland

Main articles: Baron Carrington and Viscount Carrington

• Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (1752–1858), British Member of Parliament (MP).
• Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington (1796–1868), British national politician.
• Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire (1843–1928), British national politician and aristocrat.
• Sir William Carington (1845–1914), British soldier, politician and courtier.
• Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington (1852–1929), British national politician.
• Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (born 1919), former British national politician, British government Secretary, and Secretary-General of NATO.

Use as a given name

Carrington infrequently appears as a given name.

Examples include:

• Carrington Garland (born 1964), American actress.
• Carrington Bonsor Williams (1889–1991), British entomologist.
• Edward Carrington Cabell (1816–1896), American politician.
• Edward Carrington Venable (1853–1908), American politician.
• John Carrington Cox (living), American financial economist and academic.