The feather Surname
feather Name Meaning and History
- 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.
- Americanized form of German Feder.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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