Fetherstonehaugh Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fetherstonehaugh Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Featherstonehaugh (Northumberland) [v. under Featherstone, and + Northern English and Scot, haugh, halgh, a river-side meadow, also a hillock; Old English halc, h(e)alh, a corner, slope] Featherstone Castle was built by the Featherstonehaughs, a family resident here from time immemorial.

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Fetherstonehaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fetherstonehaugh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Featherstonehaugh (Northumberland) [v. under Featherstone, and + Northern English and Scot, haugh, halgh, a river-side meadow, also a hillock; Old English halc, h(e)alh, a corner, slope] Featherstone Castle was built by the Featherstonehaughs, a family resident here from time immemorial.—Nat Gaz., sub nomine Featherstone, Northumberland.

The surname occurred as Feather-stonehalgh in Newcastle-on-Tyne as late as the eighteenth cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fetherstonehaugh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fetherstonehaugh Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fetherstonehaugh is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fetherstonehaugh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fetherstonehaugh are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 100 percent live.

Fetherstonehaugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fetherstonehaugh surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fetherstonhaugh97491/
Featherstonehaugh9740/
Featherstonhaugh9478/
Featherstonehough910/
Featherstonhaug901/
Featherstonehau901/
Featherstonhough880/

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Fetherstonehaugh Reference & Research

Featherstone FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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