Washington (name)

Washington is a male given name and a family name (see also -ton ).

Origin and Distribution

The name ([ ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ]) refers to George Washington (1732–1799), the first President of the United States of America.

The name itself is an origin name and refers to place names in England, such as Washington (Tyne and Wear) , from which the ancestors of George Washington probably come, and Washington (West Sussex) . Early mentions can be found in Tyne and Wear as early as 1096 as Old English Wasindone . The etymological origin of the name is controversial. It could mean English washing , washing ', Old English wascan , even more primitive waesc , water , and dūn ' hill '(see dune ) (' [settlement on] hill by the river '). In addition, Wassyngtona is also documented in 1183 , which is derived from Old English * Hwæsingatūn , a nickname meaning 'white sheep' and tūn 'boundary' (compare town ' settlement , locality ', German  fence ) ('settlement of people of Wassa ').

The word became a family name when William de Hertburn called himself William de Wassyngtona in 1183. In 1657 the name came to Virginia; From 1789 to 1797 George Washington was President. Since then, this first name has been widespread throughout the USA as patriotic , but is found worldwide as an Americanophile creed. In addition to a genealogical origin, the name is also (as with Abraham Lincoln and other people who have made a contribution to the liberation of slaves in the USA ) as an accepted name of released slaves - and hence the family name of their descendants - widespread among African Americans .

The name also serves as a male given name , often as a second or third name in honor of George Washington.

Name bearer

Washington as first name

• Washington Allston (1779–1843), American classicist and romantic painter and writer
• Washington Bartlett (1824-1887), American politician
• Washington Stecanela Cerqueira (* 1975), Brazilian soccer player, known as Washington
• Washington Cucurto (* 1973), Argentine writer and editor, known as Santiago Vega
• Washington Irving (1783-1859), American writer
• Washington Ellsworth Lindsey (1862–1926), American politician
• Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa (1869–1957), Brazilian politician
• Washington J. McCormick (1884–1949), American politician
• Washington Roberto Mariano da Silva (* 1985), Brazilian soccer player
• Washington Tais (* 1972), Uruguayan soccer player
• Washington S. Valentine (1844–1920), American entrepreneur in Honduras
• Washington C. Whitthorne (1825-1891), American politician

George Washington as a first name

With the full name of the President:

• George Washington Campbell (1769–1848), American politician
• George Washington Cable (1844–1925), American writer
• George Washington Carmack (1860–1922), American gold prospector
• George Washington Carver (1864–1943), American botanist
• George Washington Cook (1851–1916), American politician
• George Washington Donaghey (1856–1937), American politician
• George Washington Emery Dorsey (1842–1911), American politician
• George Washington Dow (1847–1919), American sailing ship captain
• George Washington Gale Ferris (1859-1896), American engineer
• George Washington Glick (1827–1911), American politician
• George Washington Goethals (1858–1928), officer in the United States Army
• George Washington Gordon (1836–1911), American politician and Confederate Brigadier General in the Civil War
• George Washington Greene (1811-1883), American writer
• George Washington Hays (1863-1927), American politician
• George Washington Johnson (1850-1914), American singer
• George Washington Kittredge (1805-1881), American politician
• George Washington Custis Lee (1832–1913), American general
• George Washington McCrary (1835–1890), American politician
• George Washington Owen (1796–1837), American politician
• George Washington Parke Custis (1781–1857), American writer, orator, and agricultural reformer, stepped down from George Washington
• George Washington Patterson (1799–1879), American politician
• George Washington Steele (1839–1922), American politician
• George Washington Bonaparte Towns (1801-1854), American politician

In other languages:

• Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga (* 1956), Uruguayan lawyer and politician

As middle name with other first name

• Booker T. Washington White (1909–1977), American blues musician
• Joseph Washington McClurg (1818–1900), American politician
• Martha Washington Jefferson Randolph (1772–1836), American first lady
• Norman Washington Manley (1893–1969), Jamaican politician
• Oscar Washington Tabárez (* 1947), Uruguayan football player and coach, see Óscar Tabárez
• Theodore Washington Brevard (1835–1882), Confederate Brigadier General in the Civil War

As a family name

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• A. Eugene Washington (born 1950), American medic
• Adolpho Washington (* 1967), former American professional boxer and world champion of the IBF Association
• Anthony Washington (* 1966), American discus thrower
• Ariana Washington (* 1996), American athlete
• Augustine Washington (1694–1743), father of George Washington
• Augustus Washington († 1875), African-American daguerreographer

B.

• Baby Washington (* 1940), American soul singer
• Benny Washington (≈1900-), American jazz musician and band leader
• Betty Washington Lewis (1733–1797), sister of George Washington
• Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), American civil rights activist
• Buck Washington (1903–1955), American jazz pianist, singer, and dancer
• Bushrod Washington (1762–1829) American Supreme Court Justice

C.

• Carl von Washington (1833–1897), Bavarian-Austrian relative of the first American President George Washington
• Conor Washington (* 1992), Northern Irish football player
• Craig Anthony Washington (* 1941), American politician

D.

• Danny Washington (* 1985), German American football player
• Dante Washington (* 1970), American football player-commentator
• Darius Washington (* 1985), American basketball player
• Demetria Washington (* 1979), American athlete and world champion
• Dennis Washington (* 1934), American entrepreneur
• J. Dennis Washington (* 1945), American film architect
• Denzel Washington (born 1954), American actor
• Deron Washington (born 1985), American basketball player
• De'Shawn Washington (born around 1990), American actor
• Diesel Washington (* 1976), American porn actor
• Dinah Washington (1924–1963), American jazz, pop, and blues singer
• Dwayne Washington (basketball player) ( Dwayne Alonzo "Pearl" Washington ; 1964–2016), American basketball player
• Dwayne Washington ( American football player ) (* 1994), American football player

E.

• Earl Washington (1921–1975), American pianist and songwriter
• Eric Washington (* 1974), American basketball player
• Ernestine Washington (1914–1983), American gospel musician
• Essie Washington (* 1957), American middle-distance runner

F.

• Freddie Washington (pianist) (around 1900 – after 1960), American jazz pianist
• Freddie Washington (saxophonist) (born 1937), American jazz saxophonist
• Freddie Washington (bassist) , American bassist and songwriter

G

• Gary Washington (actually Alexander Giesbrecht ; * 1995), German battle rapper
• Geno Washington (born 1943), British R&B musician
• George Washington (1732–1799), American politician, President 1789–1797
• George of Washington (1856–1929), Austrian nobleman
• George Washington (boxing coach) (1927–2006), American boxing coach
• George Washington (trombonist) (1907–?), American jazz musician
• George Corbin Washington (1789-1854), American politician
• Gerald Washington (* 1982), American boxer
• Glen Washington , Jamaican reggae musician
• Grover Washington, Jr. (1943–1999), American jazz saxophonist

H

• Harold Washington (1922–1987), American politician
• Henry S. Washington (1867–1934), American geologist
• Herb Washington (born 1951), American baseball player

I.

• Isaiah Washington (born 1963), American actor

J

• Jack Washington (1910–1964), American jazz saxophonist
• Jackie Washington (musician) (1919–2009), Canadian blues musician
• Jackie Washington (athlete) (born 1962), American sprinter
• Jacob von Washington (1778–1848), relative of the American President
• James Washington ( American football player , 1965) (born 1965), American football player
• James Washington ( American football player , 1996) (born 1996), American football player
• Jascha Washington (* 1989), American actor and singer
• Jesse Washington († 1916), American victim of lynching
• John Washington (1633–1677), great-grandfather of George Washington
• John David Washington (born 1984), American actor and American football player
• John MacRae Washington (1797-1853), American soldier
• Joseph E. Washington (1851–1915), American politician
• Justine Washington (* 1940), American soul singer, see Baby Washington

K

• Kamasi Washington (* 1981), American saxophonist
• Karyn Washington († 2014), American blogger and activist
• Kelley Washington (born 1979), American football player
• Kenneth Washington (born 1946), American actor
• Kenny Washington ( American football player ) (1918–1971), American football player
• Kenny Washington (singer) (born 1957), American jazz singer
• Kenny Washington (drummer) (born 1958), American jazz drummer
• Kermit Washington (born 1951), American basketball player
• Kerry Washington (born 1977), American actress

L.

• Lawrence Washington (1718–1752), soldier and well-known landowner in colonial Virginia
• Lawrence C. Washington (* 1951), American mathematician
• Little Joe Washington († 2014), American blues musician

M.

• Madison Washington , American slave and insurgent
• MaliVai Washington (* 1969), American tennis player
• Mark Washington (born 1947), American football player
• Martha Washington (1731–1802), first American first lady
• Mary Ball Washington (1708–1789), mother of George Washington and wife of Augustine Washington
• Mashona Washington (* 1976), American tennis player
• Maximilian Emanuel von Washington (1829–1903), Bavarian-Austrian farmer and politician

N

• Napoleon Washington (1972–2015), Swiss musician and songwriter
• Ned Washington (1901–1976), American and songwriter
• Nikki Washington (* 1988), American soccer player

P

• Peter Washington (* 1964), American jazz bassist
• PJ Washington (* 1998), American basketball player

R.

• Raymond Washington (1953–1979), American gang founder
• Reggie Washington (* 1962), American jazz and fusion musician
• Rico Washington (* 1978), American baseball player (also: Enrico Aliceno Washington )

S.

• Salim Washington (* 1958), American jazz musician and cultural historian
• Sharon Washington , American actress

T

• Taylor Washington (* 1993), American sprinter
• Tuts Washington (1907–1984), American blues pianist
• Tyree Washington (* 1976), American track and field athlete
• Tyrone Washington (* 1944), American jazz musician

W.

• Walter Washington (1915–2003), American politician
• Walter Washington (singer) ( Wolfman Washington ; born 1943), American rhythm and blues guitarist and singer
• Warren M. Washington (* 1936), American meteorologist
• William Washington (General) (1752–1810), American brigadier general
• William Dickinson Washington (1833–1870), American history, genre and landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School
• William Henry Washington (1813–1860), American politician

Individual evidence

1. ^ A guide to Washington. In: Information Britain. Retrieved March 21, 2010 (English). 
2. ↑ Jesse Washington: Washington: The 'blackest name' in America . In: seattletimes.com , February 20, 2011, accessed October 21, 2017.