Heather Family History
Heather Name Meaning
English: topographic name denoting a ‘dweller on the heath’ an agent derivative of Middle English hethe; compare Heath . The name may also be habitational name from Heather (Leicestershire) from Old English hǣthor ‘heathland’ (hǣth ‘heath heather’ + the noun suffix -or) or hǣddre ‘heather’. This surname is widespread in southern England and also established in Ireland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022