Washington /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/ is a male given name and a surname. It most frequently refers to George Washington (1732–1799), the first President of the United States of America.
Origin and dissemination
The name itself is a name of origin and refers to place names in England, such as Washington, Tyne and Wear, from which the ancestors of George Washington are said to have come.
The word became a surname in 1183 when William de Hertburn took the name William de Wassyngtona. In 1657 the name came to Virginia; from 1789 to 1797 George Washington was president. Since this time the given name spread throughout the USA as patriotic. In addition to a genealogical origin of the name, it is also (as with Abraham Lincoln and other persons associated with abolition of slavery in America) a favored assumed name of freed slaves and thus a widely spread surname of their progeny in the black population of the USA.
The name appears also as a male given name, often as a second or third name in honor of George Washington.
The surname historically derived from the English place name.
George Washington (1732–1799), American general and statesman; first president of the United States (1789–1797)
George Washington (name), homonyms
Augustine Washington (1694–1743), Virginian planter, father of George Washington
Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), American civil rights leader, educator and author
Bushrod Washington (1762–1829), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Claudell Washington (born 1954), American baseball player
Conor Washington (born 1992), English association football player representing Northern Ireland
Craig Anthony Washington (born 1941), American politician
Dennis Washington (born 1934), American businessman
Denzel Washington (born 1954), American actor
Dinah Washington (1924–1963), American singer
Eric Washington (born 1974), American basketball player
Fredi Washington (1903–1994), American actress
Geno Washington (born 1943), American singer
Grover Washington, Jr. (1943–1999), American jazz saxophonist
Harold Washington (1922–1987), American politician
Henry Stephens Washington (1867–1934), American geologist
Herb Washington (born 1951), American sprinter and baseball player
Isaiah Washington (born 1963), American actor
Jack Washington (1910–1964), American jazz saxophonist
Jay Washington (born 1981), Filipino-American basketball player
Joe Washington (born 1953), American football player
John David Washington (born 1984), American football player
John P. Washington (1908–1943), Roman Catholic priest and lieutenant in the US Army
Justine Washington (born 1940), American singer
Keith Washington (born 1960), American singer
Kelley Washington (born 1979), American football player
Kermit Washington (born 1951), American basketball player
Kerry Washington (born 1977), American actress
Lawrence Washington (1602–1655), English rector, great-great-grandfather of George Washington
Lawrence Washington (1659–1698), Virginian planter, grandfather of George Washington
Lawrence Washington (1718–1752), Virginian soldier, half-brother of George Washington
Leona Ford Washington (1928–2007), Texas community activist
Martha Washington (1731–1802), American first lady, wife of George Washington
MaliVai Washington (born 1969), American tennis player
Mashona Washington (born 1976), American tennis player
Patrice Washington (born 1961), Bahamian airplane pilot
Megan Washington (born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter
Ned Washington (1901–1976), American lyricist
Rico Washington (born 1978), American baseball player
Ron Washington (born 1952), American baseball manager and player
Sabrina Washington (born 1978), British singer-songwriter
Taylor Washington, American soccer player
Tyree Washington (born 1976), American sprinter
U L Washington (born 1953), American baseball player
Walter Washington (1915–2003), American politician
William Washington (1752–1810), American soldier
William D. Washington (1833–1870), American painter
William Henry Washington (1813–1860), American politician
Washington as a male given name is derived from the surname. It is particularly popular in the United States and South America, evoking the memory of George Washington.
George Washington Bush (1779–1863), American soldier and pioneer
George Washington Carver (1864–1943), American scientist and inventor
Washington Sebastián Abreu (born 1976), Uruguayan football player
Washington Abdala (born 1959), Uruguayan politician
Washington Beltrán Barbat (1885–1920), Uruguayan politician
Washington Beltrán (1914–2003), Uruguayan politician, son of the former
Washington Bartlett (1824–1887), American politician
Washington Benavides (born 1930), Uruguayan poet and musician
Washington Bushnell (1825–1885), American politician
Washington Stecanela Cerqueira (born 1975), Brazilian football player
Washington Duke (1820–1905), American industrialist
Washington Irving (1783–1859), American author
Washington Olivera (born 1954), Uruguayan coach and former footballer
Washington Roebling (1837–1926), American civil engineer
Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa (1869–1957), the 13th President of Brazil
Washington César Santos (1960–2014), Brazilian football player
Washington Silva (disambiguation), several people
Washington Silva (boxer), Brazilian boxer who participated in Olympics
Oscar Washington Tabárez (born 1947), manager of the Uruguayan national football team
Washington Tais (born 1972), Uruguayan footballer
