Explore the Family Name Foist
The meaning of Foist
Perhaps an Americanized form of German Fürst (see Furst) or of Feist.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Foist in the United States?
The popularity of the surname 'Foist' based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a slight decrease in its rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 64,186th to 66,754th. Despite this fall in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 2.07% during the same period, from 290 to 296. However, the proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname declined by 9.09%, indicative of the overall growth in the U.S. population over this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #64,186 | #66,754 | -4% |
| Count | 290 | 296 | 2.07% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.11 | 0.1 | -9.09% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Foist
Ethnicity data compiled from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority of Foists are identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.17% in 2000 to 93.24% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity among Foists is Hispanic, holding steady at around 2.4% over the decade. There appears to have been an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander between 2000 and 2010, though the initial figures were suppressed for privacy reasons. Those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained steady, with no reported change over the decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.17% | 93.24% | -2.03% |
| Hispanic | 2.41% | 2.36% | -2.07% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 2.03% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |