Hetherington

== English == === Alternative forms === Etherington, Heatherington === Etymology === Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from either Old English hēahdēor (“deer, stag”) or hǣddre (“heather”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Hetherington (plural Hetheringtons) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hetherington is the 9552nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3403 individuals. Hetherington is most common among White (89.66%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hetherington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 172.