Fothergil Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Fothergil and Fothergill are two spellings with one history. At root, the name means “fodder ravine”.

Fothergil drops the “l” of Fothergill, a simplification that clerks often made. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Fothergille.

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