Featherstonhaugh /ˈfænʃɔː/ (also spelt Fetherstonhaugh and Featherstonehaugh) is an English surname. The name comes from Featherstonhaugh in Northumberland, from Old English feðere, "feather", stān, "stone", and healh, "corner". Notable people with this surname include:
Francis Fetherstonhaugh (c. 1575 – after 1624), an English statesmanMatthew Fetherstonhaugh (1714–1774), an English baronGeorge William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866), an English-American geologistGeorge William Featherstonhaugh, Jr. (1814–1900), an American legislator and businessmanGodfrey Fetherstonhaugh (1859–1928), an Irish politicianFrederick Barnard Fetherstonhaugh (1863–1945), a Canadian patent lawyerConstance Featherstonhaugh (later Benson; 1864–1946), an English actressHarold Lea Fetherstonhaugh (1887–1971), a Canadian architectBuddy Featherstonhaugh (1909–1976), an English jazz saxophonistMary Featherstonhaugh Frampton (née Featherstonhaugh; 1928–2014), an English civil servantRobert Fetherstonhaugh (born 1932), an English cricketerAlsoThe Fetherstonhaugh baronetsThe Featherstonehaughs, a British dance company"Cholmondeley Featherstonehaugh", an episode of the TV series Nanny and the Professor