Barfoot Surname

119,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Barfoot Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. or Eccles. 'on naked foot,' one who went with feet bare; a friar or pilgrim.

'Thy temple in Delphos woll barefoot selee': Chaucer, The F. Tale, 11390. 'Fraunceys had his brethem Bar-fot to wenden.

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Barfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5901:35,0434,634
United States1,0331:350,88031,442
Canada5491:67,1147,748
Australia2661:101,48811,453
Wales1011:30,6393,095
Northern Ireland951:19,4212,391
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9171:26,5823,644
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Barfoot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. or Eccles. 'on naked foot,' one who went with feet bare; a friar or pilgrim.

'Thy temple in Delphos woll barefoot selee': Chaucer, The F. Tale, 11390. 'Fraunceys had his brethem Bar-fot to wenden.': Piers P. Creed, 593-4.

'A barefoote brother': Rom. and Jul.

Norman Barfot, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Barefot, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Alan Barefot, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Barfoote, 1568: Register of the University of Oxford.

Roger Barefoot, temp. 1580. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1581-2. Edward Barefoote and Winifred Hildersham: Marriage Lic.(London).

1625. Buried —Thomas Barfoote, a stranger: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1715. Francis Barefoot: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1717. Married — John Light and Mary Bearfoot: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1748. — William King and Elizabeth Barfoot: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Doubtless of local origin compare Barfod near Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire. Barefoot was also an old spelling of Berfoid in the territory of Morham. Jock Barefoot, the Careston gillie, was said to have been hanged by Earl Bairdie (d. 1453) for daring to cut a walking-stick from the Covin Tree of Finhaven (Groome, Gazetteer). Lady Bairfoot raised an action against George Graham for receipting of a stolen bond, 1664 (Just. Rec., p. 85). Johnne Young, "schipard at Baiifute," in record, 1591 (Trials, I, p. 232).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Barefoot. [Old English bær + fót]. This nickname would be applied to one doing penance, as well as to a friar or pilgrim.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Barford; a location name in Worcestershire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire Or Barforth, Yorkshire; or from the Danish, Barfod; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Barfoot is an old Hampshire name. Five mayors of Winchester between 1691 and 1743 bore the name of Barfoote or Barefoote or Barefotte (M.). Barfot or Barefot was a Cambridge name in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Barfoot Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barfoot Come From? nationality or country of origin

Barfoot occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Barfoot click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barfoot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,380th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,892,869 people. The surname Barfoot occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Barfoot live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,590 people, or 1 in 35,043. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 23 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Dorset, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England Barfoot exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Barfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barfoot has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Barfoot surname expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 840 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barfoot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Barfoot surname is primarily Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Barfoot surname are 18.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barfoot earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 178.31% more than the national average, earning R 661,380 per year; in United States they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $44,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $50,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Bearefoot883/
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Berfoot860/
Barfoos860/
Barfo8312/
Barfouth801/
Barfod77656/
Barfat77521/
Barfou7712/
Barffo775/
Barfut771/
Borfot771/
Barfoa771/
Barfoi771/
Berfot771/
Barfoed71452/
Barfaut7110/
Barfoud719/
Barfaat715/
Barrfos711/
Barfoss711/
Warfout710/
Barfa67129/
Borfo6711/
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