indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage English
Meaning & History
Derived from the place name Fawether, Bingley, itself a combination of Middle English fah "multicoloured, stippled" and hather "heather". An older form of the name may have derived from Middle English foul wedir "foul weather", a nickname for someone with a bad temper (compare Fairweather).