Foort Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Foort Surname Definition:

Thomas Fute is recorded in Brechin, 1450 (REB., I, 158), Robert Fut was a tenant under the monks of Cupar-Angus Abbey, c. 1520 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 300), and John Foot appears in Brakywell, 1652 (Dunblane). William Fute of Auchlansky in record, 1683 (Inquis.

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Foort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
France891:746,32392,306
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Canada761:484,81041,569
England551:1,013,05650,089
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Foort (104) may also be a first name.

Foort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thomas Fute is recorded in Brechin, 1450 (REB., I, 158), Robert Fut was a tenant under the monks of Cupar-Angus Abbey, c. 1520 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 300), and John Foot appears in Brakywell, 1652 (Dunblane). William Fute of Auchlansky in record, 1683 (Inquis., 6489), and several persons named Futt are recorded in Glendevon and Fossoway in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (Dunblane).

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

Probably from residence near the ' foot' of a mountain. This surname was hereditary from the time of the Conqueror. Among the undertenants of Domesday we have an Ernui Fot in Cheshire, and a Godwin Fot in Kent. The descendants of the latter gave the prefix to Foot's Cray. Fot is the common spelling in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

As a Cornish name, perhaps from foute, a lane. Samuel Foote, the comedian, who was a native of Truro, changed his name from Foot to Footo upon settling in London.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The name of Foot was represented by a family in Mapouder parish in the latter half of last century; and at the same time there lived Joseph Foot, M. D., in Castleton, near Sherborne (H.).

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

Foort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foort is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foort? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foort is the 623,516th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Foort live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 925,156th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 104 people.

The surname Foort is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 129,901. In The Netherlands Foort is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 40 percent are found, Utrecht, where 22 percent are found and South Holland, where 18 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 18 percent are found and Suriname, where 17 percent are found.

Foort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foort has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Foort last name increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foort Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Foort earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% less than the national average, earning $41,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foorte914/
Fort8930,815/
Foor893,960/
Forte8066,859/
Forth805,029/
Foord804,691/
Voort80753/
Fortt80610/
Fourt80549/
Foore80508/
Forts8095/
Pfort8059/
Fordt8040/
Foert8025/
Pfoor806/
Forût802/
Fohrt802/
Footr801/
Fhort800/
For75726/
Fourth731,116/
Pforte73514/
Foiret73494/
Fortte73246/
Fourte73191/
Pfordt73130/
Forthe73108/
Foerth7329/
Pforts7328/
Pforth7319/
Voordt739/
Fortch737/
Fourts734/
Foirte731/
Fortgy731/
Foords731/
Forrût731/
Fhgoor731/
Forgyt730/
Fourtt730/
Fourtz730/
Fordtz730/
Ford67350,371/
Fore6710,607/
Four679,308/
Fohr671,145/
Fořt671,088/
Furt67792/
Forr67267/
Fortova67250/
Voor67231/
Forh67172/
Fotr67168/
Vort67135/
Pfordte67105/
Fart6747/
Forţ6734/
Forț6731/
Forø6721/
Fürt679/
Forp678/
Forz676/
Ffor674/
Foir673/
Foyr672/
Fourthe671/
Forgyth671/
D'Forte671/
Fgor671/
Fojr671/
Fhor671/
Fuor671/
Fortowa670/
Forstch670/

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