Fetherson

Fetherson Meaning & Origin

About Fetherson
The surname Fetherson is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Fether" or "Feather," which means "feather" or "plume." The addition of the suffix "-son" indicates "son of," making Fetherson mean "son of Fether." It is likely that the surname was originally used as a patronymic name to denote someone who was the son of a person named Fether.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Fetherson: 101
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 159,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fetherson 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
F0RSN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0306205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F EH1 DH ER0 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/fetherson*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('F0RSN', 'FTRSN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F362

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fetherson in Braille

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

The name Fetherson in braille

How to sign the name Fetherson using Sign Language

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

The name Fetherson in sign language

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