Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FOTHERINGHAM
There are approximately 2,531 people named Fotheringham in the UK. That makes it the 3,749th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 40 are named Fotheringham.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
FeatheringhamFotharinghame
Ffotheringham
Foatheringhame
Fiotheringham
Foteringham
Fotherangham
Fothereinghame
Fetheringham
Fatheringham
Foteringhame
Faitheringham
Fotheranghame
Fatheringhame
Fetheringam
Featheringam
Fatharingham
Featheringame
Fotheraingaham
Fotheingham
Fatheringha
The Fotheringham surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) The house or town supplying food for man and beast, from Fother, as above, and ham, a village.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FOTHERINGHAM. A place in the parish of Inverarity, co. Forfar.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.