Fairfoot Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fairfoot Surname Definition:

Perhaps from pedal beauty, since the cognate Belejambe (fair leg) is found in H.R.; more likely from the Dame of some locality. See the termination foot.

Fairfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England251:2,228,72284,230
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Fairfoot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from pedal beauty, since the cognate Belejambe (fair leg) is found in H.R.; more likely from the Dame of some locality. See the termination foot.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Fairford; a location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Fairfoot Last Name Facts

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

Fairfoot is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairfoot? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Fairfoot are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Fairfoot is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 51 percent live, Florida, where 46 percent live and Nevada, where 3 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Fairfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fairfoot has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fairfoot last name declined 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairfoot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fairfoot surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fairfoot earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 247.53% more than the national average, earning R 825,852 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farfo775/
Firfo771/
Farfoosh751/
Farfos7163/
Farfat7125/
Farfou711/
Fairfa711/
Farfouh67191/
Farfoud67105/
Farfoss678/
Farfosh675/
Firfous672/
Farfous671/
Fajarfo671/
Farfatt671/
Farrfat670/
Fairfas670/

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