Last Name FOTHERGILL

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Meaning Local: Of Fothergill. Some small spot in North England in or near the parish of Ravenstonedale, county Westmoreland. Fother is an old Scandinavian first name. Fothergill means the 'gill' where Fother settled, Fotherby means the 'by' or dwelling where Fother lived, Fotheringham means the 'ham' or homestead of the family of Fother, Fotheringay means the 'hay' or enclosure of the family of Fother, and Fotherley means the 'ley' or meadow of the family of Fother.
Local: From 'Fother,' as in Fotherby, and 'gill,' a brook.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 28,142 (2000 US census) 23,833 (1990 US census)
Count 801 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.89%, or 720 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 6.37%, or 51 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.62%, or 13 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.25%, or 10 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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