Fotheringham
This Scots surname is derived from a place in Angus called ffodryngay in
1261 named after Fotheringhay, an estate in Northamptonshire. The name
which acquired the characteristically English suffix of –ingham is derived
from Old English fód-ring-eg meaning 'island used for foddering or grazing'.
The estate of Fotheringham was held by the Scottish royal family in the 12th
century as part of the honour of Huntingdon. When the Earl of Huntingdon
assumed his alter ego of King David II and returned to Scotland in 1357 he
looked kindly upon his former English neighbours; Henry de Fodringhay was in
due course given land near Dundee, and his collaterals and descendants
acquired further territories in Angus and around. Thomas Fotheringhame was
provost of Dundee in 1454; the estate of Fotheringham near Forfar is still
in the family. The name travelled to other parts of Scotland, including
Orkney, and is now common in Glasgow as well as in Angus.
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> The names of places in GB always fascinate me. Where does the name
> "Fotheringhay" come from and what does it mean? /jmac
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