as a Last Name
- 2,403
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Feather
Meaning & Origins
English: from Middle English fether ‘feather’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers and down, a maker of quilts, or possibly a maker of pens. Feathermongers are recorded from the 13th century onwards. In some cases the surname may have arisen from a nickname denoting a very light person or perhaps a person of no account.
| 11,278th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Featherstone, Featherston, Feathers, Fetter, Featherly, Featherson, Featherman, Featheringill, Featheringham, Featherer
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,403
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Feather per capita
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