The surname Hetherington is of English origin, derived from a like-named place in

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.. This webpage cites: . This placename is derived from Old English word elements—either ''hēahdēor'' ("stag", "deer"), or ''hǣddre'' ("heather"); in addition to the elements ''-ing'' ("characterized by"), and ''tūn'' ("farmstead", "settlement"). Early occurrences of the surname in English records are: ''de Hetherington'' (in 1298), ''de Hetherynton'' (in 1316), and ''Etherington'' (in 1672). A variant form of the surname is ''Heatherington'', and perhaps ''Hetherton''. Forms of the surname have been recorded in Ireland since the 16th century. Hetherington can refer to:

People

Alastair Hetherington Hector Alastair Hetherington (31 October 1919 – 3 October 1999) was a British journalist, newspaper editor and academic. For nearly twenty years he was the editor of ''The Guardian'', and is regarded as one of the leading editors of the secon ...

(1919–1999), British journalist *

Sir Arthur Hetherington Sir Arthur Ford Hetherington (12 July 1911 – 16 February 2002) was the first Chairman of British Gas Corporation. They had two children. During the Second World War he served in the Fleet Air Arm and was awarded the DSC. After the war, he joine ...

(1911–2002), first chairman of British Gas *

Brian Hetherington Brian Hetherington (born 14 January 1954) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He primarily played in the centres. He ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Chris Hetherington Chris Ray Hetherington (born November 27, 1972) is a former American football fullback in the NFL who last played for the San Francisco 49ers. He went to Yale University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1996 ...

, American football fullback * Sir

Hector Hetherington Sir Hector James Wright Hetherington (21 July 1888 – 15 January 1965) was a Scottish philosopher, who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 1927 to 1936, and Principal of the University of Glasgow until 1961. Early life H ...

(1888–1965), philosopher and Principal of the University of Glasgow *

Henry Hetherington Henry Hetherington (June 1792 – 24 August 1849) was an English printer, bookseller, publisher and newspaper proprietor who campaigned for social justice, a free press, universal suffrage and religious freethought. Together with his close asso ...

(1792–1849), British Chartist *

Ian Hetherington Ian Hetherington (June 1952 – 14 December 2021) was a British businessman who co-founded computer games developer Psygnosis. Biography He was a co-founder of Psygnosis, a company that developed computer games. Along with Jonathan Ellis, Hether ...

, computer specialist *

Jason Hetherington Jason Hetherington is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Hetherington played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls and Canterbury-Bankstown in Australia and for the London Broncos in the Supe ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Jill Hetherington Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014. Colle ...

, professional tennis player from Canada *

John Hetherington John Hetherington is a presumed apocryphal English haberdasher In British English, a haberdasher is a business or person who sells small articles for sewing, dressmaking and knitting, such as buttons, ribbons, and zippers; in the United States ...

, haberdasher * Jos Hetherington (1892–1971), English footballer *

Judson Hetherington Judson Egbert Hetherington (May 15, 1866 – January 29, 1928) was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal. He was b ...

(1866–1928), physician and politician *

Kathleen Hetherington Kathleen Carey Hetherington is an American academic administrator. She was president of Howard Community College (HCC) from 2007 to 2021. Early life and education Kathleen Carey is a native of Philadelphia. She has five younger siblings. Heth ...

, American college administrator *

Norman Hetherington Norman Frederick Hetherington (29 May 1921 – 6 December 2010) was an Australian artist, teacher, cartoonist (known as "Heth"), puppeteer, and puppet designer. He is best remembered as the creator of one of Australia's longest running childre ...

(1921-2010), Australian cartoonist and puppeteer *

Rachel Hetherington Rachel Hetherington (born 23 April 1972) is an Australian professional golfer playing on the American LPGA Tour. Hetherington played under her married name, Rachel Teske, from 2001–04. Career overview Hetherington was born in Port Macquarie, ...

, Australian professional golfer *

Richard Hetherington Richard Hetherington (1785 – 1859) was a British naval officer, influential landowner and colonial administrator. Son of Colonel Richard Hetherington b Dec 1737 (Hollins, Westmoreland, England), died Aug 1821 at Tortola and Mary Pickering ...

, British naval officer and politician *

Roger Hetherington Roger Le Geyt Hetherington (1908–1990) was a British civil engineer. Hetherington was born in London on 20 December 1908, the eldest son of Sir Roger Gaskell Hetherington and his wife Honoria Ford.. In 1921 Hetherington entered Highga ...

(1908–1990), British civil engineer *

Roger Gaskell Hetherington Sir Roger Gaskell Hetherington CB, OBE (10 February 1876 – 24 February 1952) was a British civil engineer and civil servant.. Life Roger Gaskell Hetherington was born in Sherborne, Dorset on 10 February 1876, the eldest son of William Lonsdal ...

(1876–1952), British civil engineer and civil servant *

Stephen Hetherington Stephen Cade Hetherington (born 1959) is an Australian analytic philosopher specialising in epistemology and, to a lesser extent, metaphysics, an emeritus professor in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wal ...

, Australian philosopher *

Thomas Hetherington Major Sir Thomas Chalmers Hetherington, (18 September 1926 – 28 March 2007), better known as Sir Tony Hetherington, was a British barrister. He was Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales from 1977 to 1987, and was the first hea ...

(1926–2007), British lawyer *

Thomas Hetherington (politician) Thomas Thorne Hetherington (August 10, 1815 – September 3, 1913) was a merchant, farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1882 to 1892 as a Liberal m ...

(1815–1913), Canadian politician *

Thomas Gerard Hetherington Group Captain Thomas Gerard Hetherington CBE (19 June 1886 - 14 October 1951) was a British officer who served in the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. He was one of those credited with the initial development of the tank during the ear ...

(1886–1951), British officer who helped develop the

tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful e ...

Tim Hetherington Timothy Alistair Telemachus Hetherington (5 December 1970 – 20 April 2011) was a British photojournalist. He produced books, films and other work that "ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poster exhibitions, to handheld de ...

(1970–2011), British photographer, winner of 2007 World Press Photo * Rev

William Maxwell Hetherington William Maxwell Hetherington (4 June 1803 – 23 May 1865) was a Scottish minister, poet and church historian. He entered the university of Edinburgh but before completing his studies for the church he published, in 1829, 'Twelve Dramatic S ...

FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This so ...

(1803–1865), Scottish minister and historian * Marty Hetherington (1969), Marketing Manager and creator of seven card shaw

Other

2011 Hetherington House Occupation The 2011 occupation of Hetherington House at the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, was a student, staff and community anti-austerity protest from 1 February to 31 August 2011. It became one of the longest-running student occupations in th ...

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