English: variant of Foote . North German: from Middle Low German vōt ‘foot’; probably a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or deformity of the foot.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Foot family from?
You can see how Foot families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Foot family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Foot families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 566 Foot families living in Dorset. This was about 23% of all the recorded Foot's in United Kingdom. Dorset had the highest population of Foot families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Foot surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Foot. 8% of Foot men worked as a General Labourer and 72% of Foot women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Foot were Cowman and Housewife. .
Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Foot life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Foot in 1962 was 77, and 89 in 2004.