Explore the Family Name Foot

The meaning of Foot

1. English: variant of Foote. 2. North German: from Middle Low German vōt ‘foot’; probably a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or deformity of the foot.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Foot' has seen a mild decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 44,997 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 47,272, marking a change of -5.06%. However, the overall count of people with this surname remained unchanged at 449, which indicates that while other surnames may have increased in frequency, the number of people named 'Foot' stayed consistent. The proportion per 100k also saw a decline of -11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,997	#47,272	-5.06%
Count	449	449	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Foot

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Foot' also experienced some shifts over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. White people make up the largest percentage of individuals with the surname, standing at 78.84% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 77.95% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population using this name saw significant growth, increasing by 80.77% from 4.68% in 2000 to 8.46% in 2010. Other notable changes include a decline of -50.22% of Asian/Pacific Islanders and -10.84% of Black individuals having the Foot surname. The American Indian and Alaskan Native communities who carry this surname saw a modest increase of 16.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.84%	77.95%	-1.13%
Black	10.24%	9.13%	-10.84%
Hispanic	4.68%	8.46%	80.77%
Two or More Races	2.67%	1.78%	-33.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.34%	1.56%	16.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.23%	1.11%	-50.22%