Foot Surname

69,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Foot 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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Foot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2541:17,1232,472
Australia1,0801:24,9963,410
United States5691:637,01051,261
Iran3961:193,89515,799
Canada3841:95,95210,435
New Zealand3631:12,4752,174
South Africa3311:163,67918,322
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Wales971:31,9023,216
France851:781,44495,071
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Ireland511:92,3325,140
Honduras401:220,4112,340
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Panama41:978,06412,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8831:8,4551,285
Scotland451:83,1834,503
Wales301:52,2812,643
Jersey101:5,188903
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5521:19,6782,482

Foot (1,224) may also be a first name.

Foot 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)

(English) 1 a nickname, occurring as early as Domesday Book as Fot [Middle Englishfoot(e,fot, Old Englishfót, a foot] 2 Dweller at the Foot (of a hill, &c.)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the lower part of the hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

From the Old Norse, Vöttr; from the Dutch, Wout; from the German, Wuthe; from the Swedish, Futy; in the Domesday Book, Fot; a personal name.

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

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

Foot Last Name Facts

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

Foot is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foot? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,280th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,018,383 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Foot are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. Foot is also the 226,170th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,224 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 3,254 people, or 1 in 17,123. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Dorset, where 14 percent are found and Hampshire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Foot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foot has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Foot last name expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 20 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Foot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Foot surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65% registered with the party.

The amount Foot earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.5% more than the national average, earning R 395,664 per year; in United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $56,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foote8933,570/
Foots89796/
Foott89706/
Footh89144/
Foost8912/
Footd891/
Footp891/
Foodt890/
Fooht890/
Foo8654,144/
Fot861,650/
Foothe802/
Footte800/
Foos754,954/
Foth754,152/
Fout752,793/
Foit752,372/
Fojt751,847/
Fote751,181/
Fost75619/
Foyt75550/
Voot75421/
Fooz75417/
Foht75353/
Fott75175/
Fooy75150/
Foet75128/
Food7597/
Pfoo7538/
Fooa7525/
Fuot7517/
Fots757/
Fgoo753/
Fooj753/
Fhoo753/
Fooe752/
Fošt752/
Hfot752/
Fozt751/
Fotd751/
Wfoo751/
Fotp751/
Vfot751/
Foop750/
Foust6715,907/
Fo679,175/
Fouts677,643/
Focht673,820/
Pfost67873/
Foute67661/
Foist67446/
Foste67307/
Fouth67197/
Foith67159/
Fooij6794/
Foult6768/
Fothe6761/
Foeth6757/
Fotch6753/
Vooth6743/
Foyth6742/
Fotte6731/
Foohs6725/
Fosth6724/
Foitt6717/
Fuote6716/
Foiht6714/
Foutt6712/
Foszt6711/
Foyst6710/
Pfoth679/
Foods679/
Foyte678/
Foite678/
Phoot677/
Pfote676/
Fottz673/
Pfoht673/
Foodz673/
Foyts672/
Foeht672/
Pfott671/
Fotth671/
Fodte671/
Foddt671/
Foitz671/
Fooyd671/
Foohy671/
Fooss671/
Fosst671/
Fouët671/
Fhote671/
Fojtz671/
Fotts670/
Foits670/
Fooch670/
Pfout670/
Ffoit670/
Fooee670/

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