Footman Surname

240,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Footman Surname Definition:

Not a domestic servant, but a foot-soldier, an infantry man. It is used in this sense in Hall's Chronicle.

Footman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1631:311,65928,571
England3211:173,57715,862
Australia411:658,43245,385
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Wales231:134,5459,804
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
India51:153,413,076951,030
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Footman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Not a domestic servant, but a foot-soldier, an infantry man. It is used in this sense in Hall's Chronicle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Woutman; a personal name.

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

Footman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Footman is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Footman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Footman? popularity and diffusion

Footman is the 240,523rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,382,168 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Footman are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,163 people, or 1 in 311,659. In The United States Footman is primarily found in: Florida, where 22 percent reside, South Carolina, where 16 percent reside and New York, where 14 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Footman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Footman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Footman surname increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 48 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Footman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Footman are 23.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Footman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 444.26% more than the national average, earning R 1,293,380 per year; in United States they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning $38,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning $45,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Footmasn930/
Footmann930/
Fooman9219/
Fotman923/
Footmon8611/
Foutman860/
Fostman860/
Foosman860/
Foman83314/
Fochtman80745/
Fostmann801/
Foitmane801/
Fatman77968/
Fouman77919/
Votman7788/
Fosman7781/
Futman7780/
Fütman7734/
Foyman773/
Fohman772/
Fomane771/
Vooman771/
Fomann771/
Fuoman771/
Foiman770/
Fomand770/
Fochtmann75198/
Foumane712,048/
Photman71245/
Fohmann71164/
Fastman71138/
Fathman71110/
Pfohman7151/
Fattman7139/
Pfomann7127/
Voytman7110/
Foumann718/
Fatmann717/
Fommann717/
Voitman713/
Fhutman712/
Foomoon712/
Fatmain711/
Fatmane711/
Fomasin711/
Fhomann711/
Fuhtman711/
Voutman711/
Faatman710/
Fautman710/
Vottman710/
Fousman710/
Faman67359/
Faustman67337/
Fuchtman6796/
Fomon6776/
Fattmann6760/
Fathmann6752/
Pfohmann6734/
Voitmann6722/
Voman6711/
Fastmann679/
Fomanova678/
Phoomane674/
Fustmann673/
Fomam673/
Fomom672/
Fommahan671/
Fomahyna671/
Fomashyn671/
Fachtman671/
Fomanová671/
Foumannn671/
Phoomain671/
Ffohmann670/

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