Proudfoot Surname

79,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Proudfoot Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. One who walked with a haughty step.

Thomas Proudfot, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Protfot, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Prudefot, Yorkshire, ibid.

A common entry in the Hundred Rolls—evidently a familiar and colloquial term for a haughty man.

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Proudfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7001:213,21120,813
England1,4581:38,2154,971
Canada7491:49,1935,973
Scotland7321:7,3141,114
Australia6601:40,9035,261
South Africa3781:143,32716,430
New Zealand1891:23,9594,190
Ireland1451:32,4752,778
Wales211:147,35910,403
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tonga11:107,313791
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7411:5,052780
England5631:43,2965,424
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3121:160,95714,692

Proudfoot (10) may also be a first name.

Proudfoot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. One who walked with a haughty step.

Thomas Proudfot, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Protfot, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Prudefot, Yorkshire, ibid.

A common entry in the Hundred Rolls—evidently a familiar and colloquial term for a haughty man.

William Proudfot. Rolls of Parliament.

Richard Prudfot: Close Roll, 27 Henry III.

Agnes Proudefote, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

1801. Married — John Proudfoot and Elizabeth Sparks: St. George, Hanover Square.

In the United States this surname is occasionally found in the corrupted form of Proudfit.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

John Prudfote, 1269 (Bain, I, p. 511). Patrick Proudfote was one of an inquest concerning the lands of John de Hirdmanstone, 1303 (ibid., II, 1619). John Prootfoote in Craigie, Perthshire, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 170). The spellings Proudfut, Prowufut, and Prudfut were common in the parish of Camwath (Carnwath). A treacherous rock in the Bay of Wick, Caithness, is called Proudfoot. Bardsley says the name is common in the HR.-evidently a familiar and colloquial term for a haughty man. Harrison says ME. Proudfot, Prud(e)-fote, a nickname for one with an arrogant gait.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) the Middle English Proudfot, Prud(e)fote, a nickname for one with an arrogant gait [Middle English pr(o)ud, pr(o)ut(e, etc., Old English prút, proud (prob. of French origin) + Middle English fot(e, Old English fót, a foot]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who walked with a haughty step or arrogant gait.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

If not a gross corruption of some other name, may relate to the gait of the original bearer. Proudfot, Prudfot, &c., H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

In H.R. Proudfot, Prudfot. From some local name compounded of "ford;" perhaps from a place called Pridford or Prydford. There is a parish called Priddy in Somerset. But see Hazlefoot.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Old Norse, Pruði-fotr; a nickname.

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

Proudfoot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proudfoot occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Proudfoot.

How Common Is The Last Name Proudfoot? popularity and diffusion

The last name Proudfoot is the 79,463rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,187,090 people. The surname Proudfoot occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Proudfoot reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Proudfoot is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,700 people, or 1 in 213,211. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Proudfoot occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Proudfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Proudfoot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Proudfoot surname grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 302 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Proudfoot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States Proudfoot are 16.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Proudfoot earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60.3% more than the national average, earning 554,766 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.31% more than the national average, earning R 347,688 per year; in United States they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $40,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $57,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proufoot946/
Prodfoot940/
Proudfood893/
Proudfott892/
Proutfoot890/
Prowfoot820/
Profot803/
Profost751/
Profo714/
Preefoot710/
Profos6752/
Profotová6749/
Profoß676/
Profat672/
Proufa672/
Profotova671/

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