Foad Family History & Genealogy

Summary

This page is a hub for the complete history of the Foad last name, Foad origins, and stories of people with the Foad name. Foad family history has a rich and complex origin whose details have been accumulated over the years by Foad family researchers. The Foad family is an old family line that has spread all across the world over the centuries, and as the Foad family has spread, it has evolved making it's history difficult to uncover.
It can be seen, however, that the Foad family is centred mainly around the Kent area, but has also spread into Ireland and further North in the UK.

History

The evolution of Foad begins at it's earliest origins. Even in the earliest days of a name there have been variations in that single name simply because surnames were infrequently written down at that stage in history.
It was not uncommon for a family name to change as it enters a new country or language. As Foad families emigrated between countries, the Foad name may have changed with them. Foad ancestors have emigrated around the world all throughout history.
It has been hypothesised that Foad comes from Britania, to note someone with remarkable feet (in that they were either very large or were deformed), but there are other origin ideas, most notably the one that claims it refered to people living at the foot of a mountain, or to people that either needed or gave out food. This page is a hub for the complete history of the Foad last name, Foad origins, and stories of people with the Foad name. Foad family history has a rich and complex origin whose details have been accumulated over the years by Foad family researchers. The Foad family is an old family line that has spread all across the world over the centuries, and as the Foad family has spread, it has evolved making it's history difficult to uncover.
It can be seen, however, that the Foad family is centred mainly around the Kent area, but has also spread into Ireland and further North in the UK.

Name Origin

There are three main meanings for the family name Foad, none of which have been fully decided upon, they are as follows:

To note someone with remarkable feet (either very large or deformed)
To note someone who lived at the foot of a mountain
To note someone who either gave out or was in need of food

Spellings & Pronunciations

Notable variations upon the name Foad include:

Fot (Old English for 'foot')
Food
Foot
Foote
Fouts

Nationality & Ethnicity

The nationality of Foad may be difficult to determine because countries change over time, making the original nationality a mystery. The original ethnicity of Foad may be difficult to determine as result of whether the surname came about organically and independently in multiple locales; for example, in the case of surnames that are based on professions, which can crop up in multiple regions independently (such as the family name "Dean" which may have been adopted by members of the clergy).
The most agreed upon country of origin for the family name Foad is Britania, in which it was first noted after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Whilst almost certainly contained within the UK, it seems to have spread from Kent to Ireland and Northern UK, sometimes reaching Scotland.

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Early Foads

These are the earliest records we have of the Foad family.