How common is the surname Footman?

1,190 people in the United States had the surname Footman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Footman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Footman

A surname, carried by 1,190 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Footman is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,190 people named Footman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,017.

#21,842

rank among US surnames

1,190

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+17%

change since 2000 (was #23,346)

Who is named Footman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Footman identified as Black (not Hispanic), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Footman?: 1,190 people in the United States had the surname Footman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Footman?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Footman identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Footman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, up 17%.