How common is the surname Foth?

1,018 people in the United States had the surname Foth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,286 Americans. It ranked 24,554th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Foth?

Robert Foth, American sport shooter.

Where is the surname Foth most common?

Wikidata records people named Foth in the United States.

Is the surname Foth getting more or less common?

More common. 977 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,018 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Foth

A surname, carried by 1,018 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Foth is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,018 people named Foth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 303,286 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 977.

#24,554

rank among US surnames

1,018

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #24,083)

Who is named Foth

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

94% of people named Foth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Foths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Foth
American sport shooter, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Foth

Foth has the Soundex code F300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F300.

Questions

How common is the surname Foth?: 1,018 people in the United States had the surname Foth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,286 Americans. It ranked 24,554th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Foth?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Foth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Foth?: Robert Foth, American sport shooter.
Where is the surname Foth most common?: Wikidata records people named Foth in the United States.
Is the surname Foth getting more or less common?: More common. 977 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,018 in 2010, up 4.2%.