Hetherington
The surname Hetherington is of English origin, derived from a like-named place in Northumberland.[1][2] This placename is derived from Old English word elements—either hēahdēor ("stag", "deer"), or hǣddre ("heather"); in addition to the elements -ing ("characterized by"), and tūn ("farmstead", "settlement").[2] Early occurrences of the surname in English records are: de Hetherington (in 1298), de Hetherynton (in 1316), and Etherington (in 1672). A variant form of the surname is Heatherington,[1] and perhaps Hetherton.[3] Forms of the surname have been recorded in Ireland since the 16th century.[2][3]
Hetherington can refer to:
People
- Alastair Hetherington (1919–1999), British journalist
- Sir Arthur Hetherington (1911–2002), first chairman of British Gas
- Brian Hetherington, Australian rugby league footballer
- Chris Hetherington, American football fullback
- Henry Hetherington (1792–1849), British Chartist
- Ian Hetherington, computer specialist
- Jason Hetherington, Australian rugby league footballer
- Jean Hetherington (b. 1954), American Voice Actor and radio personality
- Jill Hetherington, professional tennis player from Canada
- John Hetherington, haberdasher
- Judson Hetherington (1866–1928), physician and politician
- Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer
- Rachel Hetherington, Australian professional golfer
- Richard Hetherington, British naval officer and politician
- Roger Hetherington, British civil engineer
- Roger Gaskell Hetherington, British civil engineer and civil servant
- Tim Hetherington (1970–2011), British photographer, winner of 2007 World Press Photo
Other
References
- ^ a b Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood (ed.), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 225, 229, ISBN 0-19-863146-4
- ^ a b c Hetherington, Answers.com, retrieved 2 September 2013. This webpage cites: Hanks, Patrick (2006), Oxford Dictionary of Family Names Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b de Bhulbh, S (1997). Sloinnte na h-Éireann: Irish Surnames. Limerick: Comhar-Chumann Íde Naofa Teo. p. 224. ISBN 0-9530560-0-7 – via Open Library.
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