Fotheringham

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Scotland, near Forfar, from Old English fodring (“grazing”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Fotheringham (plural Fotheringhams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fotheringham is the 33036^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 693 individuals. Fotheringham is most common among White (94.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fotheringham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 593.