Explore the Family Name Fotos

The meaning of Fotos

Greek: from the personal name Fotos, a pet form of Fotis, or a shortened form of any of various derivatives of these names, e.g. Fotopoulos. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Demetre, Demetrios.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fotos has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Fotos ranked 85,996 in terms of popularity amongst all surnames in the United States, with a total of 202 occurrences. By 2010, its rank had improved to 82,908 representing a change of 3.59%. The total count also increased by 12.38% from 202 to 227. This growth is reflected in the proportion per 100k which also saw an increase of 14.29%, moving from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,996	#82,908	3.59%
Count	202	227	12.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.08	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fotos

Concerning the ethnicity of individuals with the Fotos surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly associated with those of White ethnic identity. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight 0.05% increase in 2010. Notably, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity associated with the surname in 2010, accounting for 2.64% of people with this surname. There were no individuals identifying as Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Similarly, there were no instances of individuals identifying with two or more races associated with the Fotos surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	95.59%	0.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.64%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%