Explore the Family Name Barfoot

The meaning of Barfoot

1. English: variant of Barefoot. 2. In some instances, possibly also an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Barfuss or of its Danish and Dutch cognates (see Barefoot).

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How common is the last name Barfoot in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Barfoot has experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 31,621st in popularity among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 32,396th, representing a change of -2.45%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 691 to 710 during the same time period, marking a growth of 2.75%. However, when we consider the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of -7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,621	#32,396	-2.45%
Count	691	710	2.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barfoot

The census data also gives us an insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Barfoot. In 2000, the largest ethnicity group was White at 92.47%, which slightly increased to 92.82% by 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic accounted for 3.04% in 2000, growing to 3.24% in 2010. The number of Asians/Pacific Islanders also increased from 0.87% to 1.41%. On the other hand, percentages for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed or dropped to zero in the 2010 census. Furthermore, the percentage of those reporting two or more races went up from 1.45% to 1.83%. This information is based on the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.47%	92.82%	0.38%
Hispanic	3.04%	3.24%	6.58%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.83%	26.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.87%	1.41%	62.07%
Black	0.72%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.45%	0%	0%