Carrington (name)
Carrington and Carington are surnames originating in Normandy, France, from the town of Carentan, or from one of the Carringtons in England. Notable people with the name include:
Use as a surname
born in Australia
- Michael Carrington (television executive) (born 1961), International broadcast executive
born in New Zealand
- Lisa Carrington (born 1989), sprint canoeist
- Mark Carrington (cricketer) (born 1961), former New Zealand cricketer
born in the United Kingdom
- Alan Carrington (1934–2013), British chemist
- Benjamin Carrington (1827–1893), British botanist
- Charles Carrington (British Army officer) (1897-1990), soldier, professor, and biographer of Rudyard Kipling
- Desmond Carrington (born 1926), British radio personality and actor
- Dora Carrington or simply "Carrington" (1893–1932), British artist
- Elijah Carrington[1] (1914–1998), English cricketer
- Fitzroy Carrington (1869–1954), English-American editor
- John F. Carrington (1914–1985), missionary and expert on drum language
- Leonora Carrington (1917–2011), English-Mexican artist
- Mark Carrington (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
- Matthew Carrington (UK politician)[1] (born 1947), former United Kingdom national politician
- Rebecca Carrington[1] (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.
- James M. Carrington, Missouri state representative
- John H. Carrington (born 1934), American state politician.
- Matthew Carrington[2] (1983–2005), student at California State University, Chico, killed during a hazing incident, prompting Matt's Law
- Michael Carrington (voice actor)[2] (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
- Raymond C. Carrington (born 1930). American artist/ sculptor, President "The Carrington Foundation For Public Art", teacher, pilot, B.S. degree U.C Berkeley, Forestry, Officer, United States Air Force.
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 century 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, a British student played by Maxwell Caulfield in the 1982 movie Grease 2
- Daniel Carrington, character in the video game franchise Perfect Dark
- Arthur Carrington, character played by Robert Cornthwaite in the 1951 science-fiction movie The Thing From Another World.
peers of England and Ireland
- Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (1752–1858), British Member of Parliament (MP)
- Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington (1796–1868), British national politician
- Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire (1843–1928), British national politician and aristocrat; Governor of New South Wales
- 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
Use as a middle name
- Russell Carrington Wilson, (born 1988), American football player