Foote Surname
Approximately 33,570 people bear this surname
Foote 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 SurnameFoote Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,518 | 1:16,096 | 2,042 |
| Canada | 3,019 | 1:12,205 | 1,811 |
| Australia | 2,786 | 1:9,690 | 1,445 |
| England | 2,412 | 1:23,100 | 3,219 |
| New Zealand | 1,356 | 1:3,339 | 509 |
| Jamaica | 595 | 1:4,823 | 647 |
| Scotland | 316 | 1:16,942 | 2,064 |
| Wales | 147 | 1:21,051 | 2,237 |
| Northern Ireland | 62 | 1:29,759 | 3,120 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 98 | 1:45,203 | 3,964 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 865 | 1:28,180 | 3,815 |
| Scotland | 275 | 1:13,612 | 1,579 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,693 | 1:10,701 | 1,403 |
The alternate forms: Footé (1) are calculated separately.
Foote (52) may also be a first name.
Foote 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.
Local. A place at the bottom of a hill or mountain, the base.
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.).
Foote Demographics
Average Male Foote Height
177.04 cm
Average Female Foote Height
161.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Foote Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foote Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foote (Arabic: فوت) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Footé. Click here to see other possible spellings of Foote.
How Common Is The Last Name Foote? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,525th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 217,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Foote are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Foote is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held given name in the world It is held by 52 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 22,518 people, or 1 in 16,096. In The United States Foote is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States Foote exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Foote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Foote has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Foote surname expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 817 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Foote Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Foote last name is predominantly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Foote surname are 13.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.19% being registered with the party.
The amount Foote earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.1% less than the national average, earning 259,203 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning R 213,564 per year; in United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $48,267 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foote Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foote in the Arabic language | ||
| فوت | fwt | - |
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Foote Reference & Research
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