The barefoot Surname
barefoot Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname for someone who was in the habit of going about his business unshod, from Old English bær ‘bare’, ‘naked’ + fot ‘foot’. It may have referred to a peasant unable to afford even the simplest type of footwear, or to someone who went barefoot as a religious penance.
- In some instances, probably a translation of German Barfuss, the northern form Barfoth, or the Danish cognate Barfo(e)d.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Minnie Barefoot, Cherokee? | joe barefoot | 21 |
| Barefoot ancestry Ireland > Pennsylvania |
 JBuit
| 3 |
| Barefoot Family of Va |
oclarke11
| 5 |
| Barefoot female m. Dunn, PA |
oregonmaysfamily1
| 8 |
| George Washington Barefoot |
tsb8477
| 8 |
| Noah Barefoot, Johnston Co., NC mid to late 1700s | William Barefoot | 4 |
| James Barefoot, IRE>PA, USA | Rebecca Pittman | 11 |
| Barefoot's from PA | Cindie | 26 |
| Barefoot/Wentworth |
StephenWalker64
| 11 |
| African American Barefoots, NC |
AliceFerguson42
| 3 |
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