Foose last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Foose is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Foose.

Meaning of Foose

A surname derived from the German word "Fuß," meaning foot.

Foose, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Foose surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Foose in America

Foose is the 21842nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Foose surname appeared 1,190 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Foose.

We can also compare 2010 data for Foose to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 21842 19248 12.63%
Count 1,190 1,303 -9.07%
Proportion per 100k 0.40 0.48 -18.18%

The history of the last name Foose

The surname FOOSE is of German origin, derived from the medieval German word "Fuoz" meaning "foot" or "base." It is believed to have originated in the 14th century in the region of Bavaria, southern Germany.

The name FOOSE was likely initially a descriptive surname, referring to a person's occupation or physical characteristic related to the feet or legs. It may have been used to identify cobblers, shoemakers, or individuals with distinctive feet or gait.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname FOOSE can be found in the church records of the town of Amberg, Bavaria, where a certain Hans Foose was mentioned in 1412. In the 15th century, the name also appeared in various historical documents in the neighboring regions of Franconia and Swabia.

The FOOSE surname has evolved over time, with variations in spelling such as Foos, Fuss, and Fues appearing in different regions and time periods. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects, phonetic adaptations, and scribal errors.

Notable individuals with the surname FOOSE throughout history include:

  1. Heinrich Foose (1520-1592), a German theologian and author from Württemberg.
  2. Anna Foose (1629-1701), a German Pietist and religious writer from Saxony.
  3. Johann Foose (1712-1778), a German-American immigrant and farmer who settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-18th century.
  4. Adam Foose (1789-1867), an American clockmaker and inventor from Pennsylvania, known for his innovative clock designs.
  5. Wilhelm Foose (1841-1922), a German-American painter and artist, renowned for his landscapes and portraits depicting life in the American West.

While the surname FOOSE has its roots in medieval Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through German immigration to the United States and other countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Foose

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Foose.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

  1. White only
  2. Black only
  3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
  4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
  5. Hispanic
  6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Foose was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 92.35% 1,099
Non-Hispanic Black Only 2.18% 26
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 1.34% 16
Hispanic Origin 3.36% 40

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Foose has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 92.35% 95.47% -3.32%
Black 2.18% 1.77% 20.76%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% 0.61% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Two or More Races 1.34% 0.61% 74.87%
Hispanic 3.36% 1.53% 74.85%

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Foose was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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