Explore the Family Name Focht

The meaning of Focht

1. German: variant of Vogt and, in North America, also an altered form of its cognate Vocht. 2. In some cases possibly also an altered form of Dutch Vocht: occupational name for a curator or guardian, from Middle Dutch voghet.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Focht has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 13,311th most common surname, with approximately 2,100 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 14,349th, and the number of people with the surname Focht had slightly decreased to 2,085. This represents a 7.8% drop in rank and a 0.71% decrease in the total count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,311	#14,349	-7.8%
Count	2,100	2,085	-0.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.71	-8.97%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Focht

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Focht also showed some changes based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of bearers of the Focht surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010 (97.52% and 95.44%, respectively), there were increases in those identifying with two or more races, Hispanic ethnicity, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity. Specifically, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by 77.78%, those identifying as Hispanic increased by 82.11%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased by 103.03%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Focht surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.52%	95.44%	-2.13%
Hispanic	0.95%	1.73%	82.11%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1.44%	77.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.67%	103.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%