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Lightfoot


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Origin Of The Surname Lightfoot

Meaning Of The Surname Lightfoot

The Nimble Footed One

Interesting Facts About Lightfoot

Lightfoot would originally have been used as a nickname and later would have become a hereditary surname. Nicknames were an easy way to distinguish people and because of this many nicknames stuck. This one comes from the Old English ‘leoht’ meaning light and ‘fot’ combined to mean someone who was nimble footed and swift.

Lightfoot Statistics

Lightfoot is the number 1274 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 8,039 share the surname Lightfoot in the UK.

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