Footer Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Footer Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Wouter; a personal name.

Footer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
England2171:256,76520,624
Australia791:341,71828,950
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Footer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Wouter; a personal name.

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

Footer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Footer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Footer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Footer is the 515,280th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Footer live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 1,108,437. In The United States Footer is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 19 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Maryland, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Footer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Footer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Footer last name expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Footer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Footer are 25.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.79% being registered with the party.

Footer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.62% more than the national average, earning $53,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fooster9232/
Footter922/
Foother920/
Foote9133,570/
Foter9112/
Foster83452,538/
Fotter83196/
Footes8387/
Foiter8313/
Fouter8312/
Fotier8310/
Fother836/
Foeter833/
Foothe832/
Fojter832/
Fotere831/
Fozter831/
Footee831/
Footep831/
Footte830/
Footie830/
Footed830/
Footet830/
Footey830/
Fote801,181/
Foister77793/
Foyster77787/
Pfoster77133/
Fouster7752/
Foether7748/
Foshter7736/
Foetter7729/
Foutter7717/
Fouther7715/
Fosterr7715/
Fosteer7715/
Fostter7714/
Fosther7713/
Fosster7711/
Fostert775/
Foothep775/
Fostere774/
Foutier772/
Ffoster771/
Fosterd771/
Foostee771/
Foitier771/
Foottie771/
Footett770/
Fogyter770/
Foither770/
Fotie732,779/
Fotea731,433/
Fater73984/
Foute73661/
Foteu73324/
Foste73307/
Futer73236/
Fotre73164/
Foteh73151/
Fotez73105/
Fothe7361/
Fotes7354/
Voter7347/
Fotey7331/
Fotte7331/
Fuote7316/
Foyte738/
Foite738/
Footy737/
Pfote736/
Footi736/
Foota732/
Voote732/
Fotei732/
Fotir732/
Foted731/
Fodte731/
Fotee731/
Footé731/
Fhote731/
Foothead7185/
Fouchter7122/
D'Foster713/
Foodtech711/
Fuster6716,809/
Futter672,575/
Father67761/
Faster67331/
Footit67330/
Fauter67264/
Footui67217/
Fatier67156/
Votier67134/
Foutie67128/
Fouste6775/
Fostey6769/
Fatter6763/
Foutes6763/
Votter6758/
Fouthe6758/
Fostei6756/
Futher6753/
Voiter6736/
Foteas6731/
Fadter6729/
Foitte6727/
Pfotte6725/
Fúster6723/
Vojter6721/
Fottie6719/
Fotterová6715/
Voteur6714/
Fostes6713/
Fotieh6712/
Fostej6712/
Foitet6712/
Fatere6711/
Fothie6711/
Fottea6711/
Voyter678/
Foutre677/
Fostir676/
Fahter676/
Fatehr675/
Fostee675/
Fateer675/
Fostea675/
Futier673/
Fazter673/
Foutey673/
Foteuh673/
Foytir672/
Pfoute671/
Fosteh671/
Fothei671/
Fotiey671/
Fuhter671/
Foyterová671/
Foiste671/
Foiteh671/
Footty671/
Fuiter671/
Foutte671/
Fütter671/
Fóster671/
Fùster671/
Futere671/
Fušter671/
Fujter671/
Fatger671/
Foyste671/
Footih671/
Fostez671/
Fouterova671/
Foutir671/
Phoote671/
Footuy671/
Fuyter670/
Votear670/
Feuter670/
Foutez670/
Fottes670/
Fudter670/
Foythe670/
Fosted670/
Fottey670/

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Footnotes

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