Alington is a surname, and may refer to: Vice Admiral Argentine Alington British naval officer Cyril Argentine Alington, writer and headmaster of Eton College and Shrewsbury School Elizabeth Alington, wife of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Alec Douglas-Home Giles Alington, multiple people Henry Alington, English cricketer and cleric Hildebrand Alington, 5th Baron Alington Rev. Hugh Alington, headmaster of Summer Fields School, Oxford, England Margaret Alington, New Zealand librarian, historian and author William Alington, English statesman William Alington, New Zealand modernist architect William Alington, 1st Baron Alington William Alington, 3rd & 1st Baron Alington. Wikipedia