Hetherington Family History
Hetherington Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from Hetherington in Wark (Northumberland) or from Harrington (Northamptonshire) both from the Old English personal name Hǣthhere + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. This surname has been established in Ireland (Laois Tyrone) since the 16th century.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022