Explore the Family Name Fotis

The meaning of Fotis

Greek: from the personal name Fotis, from classical Greek Phōtios, a derivative of phōs ‘light’ (genitive phōtos), or a shortened form of any of various derivatives of this name, e.g. Fotiadis. Compare Foti.

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

The Fotis surname, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 83,965th in popularity but fell to 88,020th by 2010—a decline of approximately 4.83%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Fotis surname increased marginally from 208 to 211 during that decade, marking a growth rate of 1.44%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 12.5%, indicating that while the absolute number of individuals with the Fotis surname grew, it did so at a slower rate than the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#88,020	-4.83%
Count	208	211	1.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fotis

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Fotis surname identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, about 96.63% identified as White, which slightly diminished to 94.31% in 2010. Over those ten years, there was a notable appearance of Hispanic ethnicity within the Fotis surname bearers, with 3.79% identifying as such by 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native had no reported persons identifying as Fotis during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.63%	94.31%	-2.4%
Hispanic	0%	3.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%