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Re: Origin of the surname...did you know...?
Posted by: Tom Vogt Date: September 17, 1999 at 18:47:04
In Reply to: Re: Origin of the surname...did you know...? by Wil Vaught of 1101

When my ancestors came to America, their first census recorded them as Foot, another obliteration of the name. The V pronounced as a F and the rest was the English ear hear the strong German dialect. If I had not remebered my brothers high school nickname,"Foot", I never would have found them in the census records.

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