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Early Origins of the Foti family

The surname Foti was first found in Ferrara, a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. History dates the city back to 753. It was at war with Venice in 1471. It is a walled city and notable is the Church of S.Cristoforo. Knitted goods and shawls are made. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Foti family

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Foti Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fantino, Fantato, Fano, Fanti, Fantoni, Fani, Fantacci, Fantazzi, Fantazzini and many more.

Early Notables of the Foti family

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Foti Ranking

In the United States, the name Foti is the 9,574th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Foti migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Foti Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Louis Foti, who settled in New Orleans in 1838
Foti Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Vincenzo Foti, who arrived in Arkansas in 1900
  • Stefano Foti, who arrived in Arkansas in 1918

Contemporary Notables of the name Foti (post 1700) +

  • Stephen Foti, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924 2
  • Charles Foti, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2004 2
  • Antonino "Tony" Foti (b. 1962), Italian General Manager of the Italian Softball League's San Marino Titano team
  • Pasquale Foti (b. 1950), Italian entrepreneur, and president of Reggina Calcio
  • Salvatore Foti (b. 1988), Italian footballer
  • Adam Foti (b. 1984), Australian football striker of Italian descent


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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