Foot Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Foot Name Meaning: Of viking origins,deriving from the word 'fotr',possibly occupational for a messenger 'fleet of foot'. This name could also possibly topographic for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.

At times this was used as a cruel nickname for someone with a peculiarity of the foot.This is not its true meaning as it is difficult to see how it could have survived as a surname.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Foot Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Foot family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 430
Agricultural Labourer 66
General Labourer 40
Labourer 28
Domestic Servant 24
General Servant Domestic 20
Living On Own Means 19
Carpenter 18
Dress Maker 18
Farm Labourer 17
Cotton Weaver 17
Laundress 16
Living On Her Own Means 16
General Servant 15
Farmer 12
Coal Miner 12
Tailor 10
Clerk 9
Shoe Maker 8
Charwoman 7
General Domestic Servant 7
Gardener 7
House Keeper 7
Baker 7
Bricklayer 7

Foot Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foot 100% 20,480
2 Foote 80% 5,875
3 Fate 25% 817
4 Foat 75% 683
5 Fait 50% 610
6 Foott 80% 592
7 Fot 75% 476
8 Fite 25% 159
9 Feet 50% 121
10 Feat 50% 117
11 Fott 75% 107

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The surname Foot is the most popular version of all its varients

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