Featherstonhaugh ( ) (also spelt Fetherstonhaugh and Featherstonehaugh) is an English surname. The name comes from Featherstonhaugh in

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

, from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

, 'feather', , 'stone', and , 'corner'. Notable people with this surname include: * Francis Fetherston ( – after 1624), an English statesman *

George William Featherstonhaugh George William Featherstonhaugh ( /ˈfɪərstənhɔː/ '' FEER-stən-haw''; 9 April 1780, in London – 28 September 1866, in Le Havre) was a British-American geologist and geographer. He was one of the proposers of the Albany and Schenectady Ra ...

(1780–1866), an English-American geologist * George W. Featherstonhaugh Jr. (1814–1900), an American legislator and businessman *

Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh ( ; 11 April 1858 – September 1928) was an Irish Unionist Party politician. He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Fermanagh, and held the seat until he resigned from the H ...

(1859–1928), an Irish politician *

F. B. Fetherstonhaugh Frederick Barnard Fetherstonhaugh ( ; 1863 – 1945) was a Canadian patent lawyer and agent who founded the patent agency Fetherstonhaugh & Co. He was widely recognized for his expertise in patent law. Fetherstonhaugh was also the owner of one ...

(1863–1945), a Canadian patent lawyer * Constance Featherstonhaugh (later Benson; 1864–1946), an English actress * Francis Featherstonhaugh Johnston (1891–1963), an Anglican bishop of Egypt *

Harold Lea Fetherstonhaugh Harold Lea Fetherstonhaugh ( ; 1887–1971) was a Canadian architect from Montreal, Quebec. Biography He received a diploma from McGill University in architecture in 1909, before perfecting his work alongside brothers Edward Maxwell and William S ...

(1887–1971), a Canadian architect *

Buddy Featherstonhaugh Rupert Edward Lee "Buddy" Featherstonhaugh ( ; 4 October 1909 – 12 July 1976) was an English jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Musical career Born in Paris in 1909, the son of an English marine architect and his Scottish wife. His grandfath ...

(1909–1976), an English jazz saxophonist * Mary Featherstonhaugh Frampton (; 1928–2014), an English civil servant * Robert Fetherstonhaugh (born 1932), an English cricketer * Alexander Featherstonhaugh Wylie (born 1951), a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland

Fetherstonhaugh baronets (1747)

*Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh (1714–1774), 1st Baronet **Sir

Henry Fetherstonhaugh Sir Henry Fetherstonhaugh, 2nd Baronet (22 December 1754 – 24 October 1846), known as Harry, was an English aristocrat. The son of Matthew Fetherstonhaugh, 1st Baronet (of the Fetherstonhaugh baronets), he was the Member of Parliament for Por ...

, known as Harry (1754–1846), 2nd Baronet

Artistic and fictional works

The Featherstonehaughs The Featherstonehaughs are a London-based, all-male contemporary dance company, described by Arts Council England as "one of the leading contemporary dance companies in Britain," presenting work that "is diverse, witty and instantly recognisable." ...

, a British dance company *"Cholmondeley Featherstonehaugh", an episode of the TV series ''

Nanny and the Professor ''Nanny and the Professor'' is an early 1970s American sitcom created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century-Fox Television that aired on ABC from January 21, 1970 until December 27, 1971. During pre-production, the proposed tit ...

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Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge ( ) is a fictional character in comedic stories by author P. G. Wodehouse. Ukridge appears in one novel and nineteen short stories. Ukridge is a charismatic opportunist who will do anything to increase his capita ...

, a fictional character in the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse *Marcus Featherstone's terrier "Foon" ("written 'Featherstonehaugh' ") in the detective novel ''Police at the Funeral'' by Margery Allingham (1931) *Harry Featherstonhaugh in the Lady Hardcastle Mystery Books by T.E. Kinsey. *Piers Featherstonehaugh is the protagonist in the game The Gene Machine.

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Fetherstonhaugh baronets (1747)

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