Foot Surname
Approximately 7,156 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFoot Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,254 | 1:17,123 | 2,472 |
| Australia | 1,080 | 1:24,996 | 3,410 |
| United States | 569 | 1:637,010 | 51,261 |
| Iran | 396 | 1:193,895 | 15,799 |
| Canada | 384 | 1:95,952 | 10,435 |
| New Zealand | 363 | 1:12,475 | 2,174 |
| South Africa | 331 | 1:163,679 | 18,322 |
| Germany | 118 | 1:682,250 | 52,603 |
| Wales | 97 | 1:31,902 | 3,216 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:89,230 | 6,335 |
| Ireland | 51 | 1:92,332 | 5,140 |
| Honduras | 40 | 1:220,411 | 2,340 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 64 | 1:69,217 | 5,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,883 | 1:8,455 | 1,285 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:5,188 | 903 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,552 | 1:19,678 | 2,482 |
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).
(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.)
(English) Dweller at the lower part of the hill.
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.
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.
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.
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.).
Foot Demographics
Average Male Foot Height
175.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foote | 89 | 33,570 | / |
| Foots | 89 | 796 | / |
| Foott | 89 | 706 | / |
| Footh | 89 | 144 | / |
| Foost | 89 | 12 | / |
| Footd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Footp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foodt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fooht | 89 | 0 | / |
| Foo | 86 | 54,144 | / |
| Fot | 86 | 1,650 | / |
| Foothe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Footte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Foos | 75 | 4,954 | / |
| Foth | 75 | 4,152 | / |
| Fout | 75 | 2,793 | / |
| Foit | 75 | 2,372 | / |
| Fojt | 75 | 1,847 | / |
| Fote | 75 | 1,181 | / |
| Fost | 75 | 619 | / |
| Foyt | 75 | 550 | / |
| Voot | 75 | 421 | / |
| Fooz | 75 | 417 | / |
| Foht | 75 | 353 | / |
| Fott | 75 | 175 | / |
| Fooy | 75 | 150 | / |
| Foet | 75 | 128 | / |
| Food | 75 | 97 | / |
| Pfoo | 75 | 38 | / |
| Fooa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Fuot | 75 | 17 | / |
| Fots | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fgoo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fooj | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fhoo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fooe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fošt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hfot | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fozt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fotd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wfoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fotp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vfot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foop | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foust | 67 | 15,907 | / |
| Fo | 67 | 9,175 | / |
| Fouts | 67 | 7,643 | / |
| Focht | 67 | 3,820 | / |
| Pfost | 67 | 873 | / |
| Foute | 67 | 661 | / |
| Foist | 67 | 446 | / |
| Foste | 67 | 307 | / |
| Fouth | 67 | 197 | / |
| Foith | 67 | 159 | / |
| Fooij | 67 | 94 | / |
| Foult | 67 | 68 | / |
| Fothe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Foeth | 67 | 57 | / |
| Fotch | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vooth | 67 | 43 | / |
| Foyth | 67 | 42 | / |
| Fotte | 67 | 31 | / |
| Foohs | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fosth | 67 | 24 | / |
| Foitt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fuote | 67 | 16 | / |
| Foiht | 67 | 14 | / |
| Foutt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Foszt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Foyst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pfoth | 67 | 9 | / |
| Foods | 67 | 9 | / |
| Foyte | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foite | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phoot | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pfote | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fottz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfoht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foodz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foyts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foeht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fotth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foddt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fooyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fooss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fosst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouët | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fotts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foits | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fooch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfout | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ffoit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fooee | 67 | 0 | / |
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