Feather is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Feather
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

Variation of the Feder. Dweller at the sign of the feather.

The family name Feather is form of Feder. Dweller at the sign of the feather.

Probably a sobriquet applied to a person who wore a remarkable one in his cap.

How popular is Feather?

Feather is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand.

Feather is ranked 85155 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Feather bearers increased by 5.78 per cent in 2010 US census to 2674 since 2000, the surname slipped by 286 spots and ranked at 11719. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.48 87.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 9.65 8.23
Black 2.54 0.83
Others 1.57 1.7
Hispanic or Latino 1.31 1.42
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0.24
Feather is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 5667 people have been found who wears Feather as their family name. Feather is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Feather:
11,331 United States3,531
4,841 England1,507
Countries with hundreds of Feather:
13,963 Australia211
25,150 Canada138
6,843 New Zealand111
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,014 Wales45
92,464 South Africa26
12,191 Scotland22
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
684,495 India9
8,933 China8

Feather Namesakes

  • William Feather, American publisher and author, based in Cleveland
  • Jane Feather, popular British–American writer of historical romance novels
  • Leonard Feather, British-born jazz pianist, composer
  • Vic Feather, officeholder
  • Chris Feather, English former professional rugby league footballer

Feather Namesakes

  • William Feather, American publisher and author, based in Cleveland
  • Jane Feather, popular British–American writer of historical romance novels
  • Leonard Feather, British-born jazz pianist, composer
  • Vic Feather, officeholder
  • Chris Feather, English former professional rugby league footballer

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