Foott Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Foott 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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Foott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4501:59,9907,275
Ireland961:49,0513,577
England661:844,21344,691
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Foott 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

User-submitted Reference

Foott (also known as Foot, Foote and Footte) is a surname that can be found in English-speaking nations such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Jersey and Australia.

The surname has several possible etymologies.

It derives from the Norse-Viking word fótr, which means 'fleet of foot', like 'messenger' or 'foot soldier'.

Also it could come from a Norman background. It was given to someone who lived at the foot of or a mountain or who had 'remarkable feet'.

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Foott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foott is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foott? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 474,151st most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Foott reside; 64 percent reside in Australasia and 64 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 59,990. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 75 percent reside, New South Wales, where 16 percent reside and Queensland, where 6 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Foott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foott has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Foott surname rose 300 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 406 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Foott last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Foott earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning $49,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $42,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Footte910/
Foot897,156/
Fott89175/
Foote8033,570/
Foots80796/
Footh80144/
Fotte8031/
Foitt8017/
Foost8012/
Foutt8012/
Fottz803/
Fotth801/
Pfott801/
Footd801/
Footp801/
Fotts800/
Foodt800/
Fooht800/
Foo7554,144/
Fot751,650/
Foutts7384/
Foitte7327/
Pfotte7325/
Foutht736/
Foothe732/
Fottch731/
Foutte731/
Pfottz730/
Fouttz730/
Foos674,954/
Foth674,152/
Fatt673,849/
Fout672,793/
Foit672,372/
Fojt671,847/
Fote671,181/
Fost67619/
Foyt67550/
Voot67421/
Fooz67417/
Foht67353/
Fottová67266/
Foggitt67183/
Fooy67150/
Foet67128/
Vott67101/
Food6797/
Pfoo6738/
Fooa6725/
Fuot6717/
Futt6717/
Fottova6711/
Fots677/
Fhoo673/
Fgoo673/
Fooj673/
Fooe672/
Fošt672/
Hfot672/
Fotd671/
Fotp671/
Vfot671/
Wfoo671/
Fozt671/
Foisstt670/
Foop670/

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