Whitefoot Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whitefoot Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. But v. Whitehand and Barefoot. It is likely enough to be a nickname. As a rule, however, -foot is a local suffix.

Roger Wytfot, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Whitefoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3771:147,79314,182
United States3631:998,50973,813
Wales1351:22,9222,433
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Scotland141:382,41616,471
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:133,19912,277
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Whitefoot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. But v. Whitehand and Barefoot. It is likely enough to be a nickname. As a rule, however, -foot is a local suffix.

Roger Wytfot, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John Whitefot Close Rolls, 9 Edward III.

1634. Married — Edmond Whitefoot and Martha Walker: St. Antholin.

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

(English) Dweller at the White (Hill-) Foot [Old English hwít + fót]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wight or wicht is Old English and Scottish for powerful and active. Hence the name would signify a person strong and swift of foot.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Whiteford (and perhaps Whitford), said to be from Whitefoord co. Renfrew, Scotland. Whiteford is the name of a parish of North Wales, co. Flint. But see Hazlefoot.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Richard Blancpie, Engl. 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii). Evidently a foreign name, translated into Whitefoot.

The Norman People (1874)

Whitefoot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitefoot is found most frequently in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitefoot? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 379,286th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,744,470 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Whitefoot are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Whitefoot is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 147,793. In England Whitefoot is most common in: Devon, where 11 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found and Shropshire, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Wales, where 14 percent are found.

Whitefoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitefoot has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whitefoot surname rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,008 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 794 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitefoot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whitefoot are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whitefoot earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $48,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $52,409 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitefoote951/
Whitefood890/
Whitefate781/
Wityophat5615/
Wuthiphot564/
Vitefa5318/
Bitefa5311/
Wetifo538/
Witifa537/
Witheephat532/
Withitphat531/
Wutthiphot531/
Buitefa504/
Betefod501/

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