Futter Family History
Futter Name Meaning
German: derivative of any of several compound names formed with Middle High German vuoter ‘feed fodder’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a furrier from Yiddish ‘fur fur coat’. English (Norfolk): perhaps from Middle English feuterer ‘master of hounds’ or feutrer ‘feltmaker’ in either case with dissimilatory loss of -r-. Compare Futrell .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022