Explore the Family Name Crofoot

The meaning of Crofoot

1. Scottish: variant of Crawford. 2. English: variant of Crowfoot, a nickname for someone with splayed feet or some other deformity of the foot, from Old English crāwe ‘crow’ + fōt ‘foot’. In Middle English crou-fot also denoted the buttercup, and it may be from this sense that the name arose, although the reason for its adoption is unclear.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Crofoot has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 21,832 in popularity but dropped to 23,587 in 2010, representing an 8.04% change. Similarly, its count fell by 3.06%, from 1,110 in 2000 to 1,076 in 2010. Additionally, the proportion per 100k reduced by 12.2% over this decade, from 0.41 to 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,832	#23,587	-8.04%
Count	1,110	1,076	-3.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.36	-12.2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crofoot

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Crofoot, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census, underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnicity remained white, although it decreased slightly from 93.60% to 91.54%. The proportion identifying as two or more races saw a 26.77% increase, reaching 2.51% in 2010. There was also a notable 40.48% increase in the Hispanic representation, growing to 1.77% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native fell by 11.51% to 2.23%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.6%	91.54%	-2.2%
Two or More Races	1.98%	2.51%	26.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.52%	2.23%	-11.51%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.77%	40.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%