Foody Surname

349,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Foody Surname Definition:

Ó Fuada A Mayo name, sometimes made Swift by pseudo-translation. IF 302

Foody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5901:614,33749,789
England1841:302,81622,992
Ireland1311:35,9462,960
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1641:27,0112,857
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Foody (19) may also be a first name.

Foody Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fuada A Mayo name, sometimes made Swift by pseudo-translation. IF 302

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Fuada A Mayo name, sometimes made Swift by pseudo-translation. IF 302

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Foody Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foody occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Foody.

How Common Is The Last Name Foody? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foody is the 349,967th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,987,101 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Foody reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 19 people.

Foody is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 614,337. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Ireland, where 13 percent reside.

Foody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foody has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foody last name rose 908 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,082 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 20 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Foody Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Foody surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Foody surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Foody earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.32% more than the national average, earning $54,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.91% more than the national average, earning $69,513 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foodey91100/
Fooday9110/
Fhoody911/
Fody89214/
Foday8017,479/
Fooda801,645/
Fodey80568/
Foudy80381/
Foddy80128/
Foode8085/
Fodiy8049/
Foodi8023/
Voody8010/
Fodoy802/
Fhody801/
Fuody800/
Fouday7314/
Fooder738/
Vooday734/
Fodaya734/
Foudey732/
Foodej731/
Foodet731/
Fodiey731/
Fodysz731/
Pfoodi731/
Voodey730/
Foda6719,746/
Fady678,242/
Fodi675,413/
Fode671,980/
Vody67192/
Fodé6711/
Fudy679/
Fothday678/

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