Foth Surname History

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England

Early Origins of the Foth family

The surname Foth was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1389 when William Feyth was recorded as a taxpayer.

Early History of the Foth family

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Foth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Faith, Faithful, Faithfull, Feyth, Feythfull, Feythful, Fathe, Fath and many more.

Early Notables of the Foth family

Distinguished members of the family include William Faithorne, the Elder (1616-1691), English engraver and portrait-painter, born in London in 1616. His eldest son, William Faithorne, the Younger (1656-1701?), was a...
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Foth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Foth Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christian Foth, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1

Foth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Foth, who arrived in Texas in 1846 1
Peter Foth, aged 24, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)