Feather

See also: feather

English

Etymology

• As an occupational English name, from feather, used to refer to quilt makers, feather traders, etc.
• As an Americanized German surname, from Feder.

Proper noun

Feather (plural Feathers)

1. A surname.
   1. An English surname originating as an occupation.
   2. An anglicized Americanized German surname from German, equivalent to English Feather.

      Synonym: Feder

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Feather is the 11719^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2674 individuals. Feather is most common among White (84.48%) individuals.

See also

• Featherston
• Featherstone
• Featherstown
• Featherton
• Feathertown

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Feather”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.

Anagrams

• feareth, terefah