New Thing #161: Fewtrell

When I was at Nana's she allowed me to read the book Origins of Surname Futrell. I had always been told that our last name was French or English but never took the time to figure it out. It turns out, our Futrell, is a variant of the English surname Fewtrell which may have been a derivative of the French "Vautrel", which means a hunter. If we are not hunters we maybe have been "fewterers" or dogholders, a modern day dog walker if you will. It was interesting learning the history of my name and my heritage. Also in case you wondered, we descended from Hansel Futrell who moved from Northampton County, North Carolina to Trigg Country, Kentucky in 1799. A few great great grandchildren later and you have my grandfather. I'm so thankful for my grandmother and all the she has to teach me!