Lightfoot

See also: lightfoot

English

Etymology

From light +‎ foot, a nickname for a messenger of fast runner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪtfʊt/

Proper noun

Lightfoot (countable and uncountable, plural Lightfoots)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. An unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lightfoot is the 4109^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8634 individuals. Lightfoot is most common among White (59.5%) and Black/African American (30.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lightfoot”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 437.

Anagrams

• footlight