Fotherby Family History
Fotherby Name Meaning
from Fotherby (Lincs) which is recorded as Fodrebi in 1086 and Fotrebi Foterby in the 12th century. The place-name derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Fótr (West Scandinavian genitive Fótar) + bý ‘farmstead settlement’.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016