De-Anglicisation of Names

[TatterDel]

Okay so I read the first six pages and couldn't wait to add a post (I'll continue reading in a minute).
I am a Brown who married a Smith... you don't need to go there.
One of the names (on my husband's tree) no one can seem to tell us about is Leatherwood. Some in my husband's family said it was Welsh. I have found it spelled Letherwood on family tree sites.
and you recently post:
"Gaelic Leathar meaning half. This would refer to a land measure."
So I was curious what you (or anyone) might know about Leatherwood.

cont.
And now I edit my post as I have read all the pages.
WOW! you are incredible and so is this thread!

I recently tried to find the origins of our town's name, as the locals can't seem to agree where it came from. One of it's founders was of Irish decent so I followed that rabbit trial only to find similar words & names in Ireland. The name... Tullahoma, TN.