As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FELLOWES. FELLOWS. Besides its more proper meaning of ' companion,' the word Fellow is used in some dialects to signify a young unmarried man, or a servant engaged in liusliandry. — Ilalliw. Chaucer uses the phrase " a proper felawe " to de

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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