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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

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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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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