Featherston

Featherston Meaning & Origin

About Featherston
The surname Featherston is of English origin and is derived from a place name in Yorkshire, England. The name is composed of two elements: "feather," referring to a feather or plume, and "ston," meaning stone or settlement. Therefore, Featherston can be interpreted to mean "settlement of feathers" or "place where feathers are found." It is likely that the name originally referred to a location where feathers were collected or used, or it could have been a nickname for someone associated with feathers, such as a feather trader or a person with feather-like qualities.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Featherston is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Featherston: 2,981
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 10717
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.01

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Featherston based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
F0RSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F03062305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F EH1 DH ER0 S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈfɛðərstən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('F0RSTN', 'FTRSTN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F362

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Featherston in Braille

Here's how to represent Featherston in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Featherston in braille

How to sign the name Featherston using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Featherston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Featherston in sign language

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