Explore the Family Name Foye

The meaning of Foye

1. Irish: variant of Foy 2. 2. French: habitational name from La Foye-Monjault (Deux-Sèvres), so named from Latin fagea ‘beech wood’. 3. Probably also American French: variant of Foy 5.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Foye' has seen slight shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 13,175 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it fell slightly to a rank of 14,127, indicating a decrease in its overall popularity by 7.23%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname remained nearly stable, with a meager increase of 0.05% from 2,126 in 2000 to 2,127 in 2010. Consequently, as a proportion per 100K people, the name reduced in frequency by 8.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,175	#14,127	-7.23%
Count	2,126	2,127	0.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.72	-8.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Foye

The ethnic identity of those bearing the surname 'Foye' also evolved over this decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by an impressive 32.39%, while those reporting as being of two or more races grew by 7.82%. There was also a noticeable rise in those identifying as Hispanic, up by 22.49%. Black individuals with the Foye surname experienced a modest growth of 4.99%. Meanwhile, the percentage of White individuals decreased by 4.37%, and the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stable at 0.52% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	58.8%	56.23%	-4.37%
Black	36.5%	38.32%	4.99%
Hispanic	1.69%	2.07%	22.49%
Two or More Races	1.79%	1.93%	7.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	0.94%	32.39%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.52%	0.52%	0%