Defoe

in Vermont

There are 2 people with the last name "Defoe" in Vermont.

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Ranking in Vermont

NameRank
Defoe 29,514
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  1. is 29,510th most common Deets
  2. is 29,511th most common Defabiis
  3. is 29,512th most common Defazio
  4. is 29,513th most common Defilippi
  5. is 29,514th most common Defoe
  6. is 29,515th most common Deford
  7. is 29,516th most common Defosses
  8. is 29,517th most common Defrancis
  9. is 29,518th most common Defriez

Similar Names and Nicknames

Deforest, Devoe, Deford, Defoor, Deforge, Defore, Debow, Deforrest, Dafoe, Debo

Most Common First Names for Defoe

Darren, Jayne



Meaning & History

Of uncertain origin; probably an Anglicized form of a French Huguenot name.

FOREBEARS According to family historians, the name Defoe or Dafoe was brought to North America from Switzerland in 1709 by a certain Daniel Dafoe, alias Deffu, Thevou, or Thevoz. A burgher family named Thevoz has lived in Missy, Vaud canton, Switzerland, since at least 1458.The name is also established in England, where it was borne by the novelist, satirist, pamphleteer, and spy Daniel Defoe (16601731), author of Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and many other works. His father, a Dissenter, by trade a butcher in London, used the name Foe.


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