Footes Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Footes 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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Footes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Footes 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

Footes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Footes occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Footes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Footes is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Footes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Footes live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England Footes is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 77 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 19 percent live and Durham, where 2 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 49 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Footes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Footes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Footes surname increased 717 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 215 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Footes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Footes last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered with the party.

Footes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.54% more than the national average, earning $60,211 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foote9133,570/
Fotes9154/
Footer83633/
Foutes8363/
Foteas8331/
Fostes8313/
Foties834/
Foothe832/
Foetes832/
Footee831/
Footep831/
Footte830/
Footie830/
Footed830/
Footet830/
Fottes830/
Footey830/
Fote801,181/
Fooster7732/
Foothep775/
Footter772/
Foostee771/
Foottie771/
Footist771/
Phootes771/
Foother770/
Footett770/
Fotie732,779/
Fotis732,227/
Fates731,464/
Fotea731,433/
Foute73661/
Foteu73324/
Foste73307/
Foteh73151/
Fotez73105/
Fothe7361/
Votes7350/
Fotey7331/
Fotte7331/
Fuote7316/
Foter7312/
Foyte738/
Foite738/
Footy737/
Pfote736/
Footi736/
Futes733/
Foota732/
Voote732/
Fotei732/
Foted731/
Fodte731/
Fotee731/
Footé731/
Fotys731/
Fhote731/
Fotex731/
Foothead7185/
Fotesova713/
Foodtech711/
Foster67452,538/
Fustes67393/
Footit67330/
Footui67217/
Fotter67196/
Fotios67164/
Foutie67128/
Voites6780/
Fouste6775/
Fostey6769/
Fouthe6758/
Fostei6756/
Fattes6730/
Voutes6727/
Foitte6727/
Pfotte6725/
Fateus6724/
Fottie6719/
Foiter6713/
Fouter6712/
Fotieh6712/
Fostej6712/
Foitet6712/
Fothie6711/
Fottea6711/
Fottis679/
Fotish678/
Fother676/
Voytes675/
Fostee675/
Fostea675/
Fathes674/
Faties673/
Foutis673/
Foutey673/
Foteuh673/
Fojter672/
Photes672/
Pfoute671/
Fhutes671/
Fatesh671/
Fosteh671/
Fostis671/
Fothei671/
Fotiey671/
Fozter671/
Foiste671/
Foiteh671/
Foitis671/
Footty671/
Foutte671/
Feutes671/
Foyste671/
Footih671/
Fostez671/
Fotysz671/
Foytex671/
Futies671/
Phoote671/
Footuy671/
Fautes671/
Futtes670/
Voties670/
Fastes670/
Foutez670/
Foytis670/
Foythe670/
Fosted670/
Fottey670/
Vottes670/

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