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Defoe

in West Virginia

There are 22 people with the last name "Defoe" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

NameRank
Defoe 6,649
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  1. is 6,645th most common Dearfield
  2. is 6,646th most common Debastiani
  3. is 6,647th most common Debnar
  4. is 6,648th most common Decrease
  5. is 6,649th most common Defoe
  6. is 6,650th most common Deremer
  7. is 6,651st most common Dibartolomeo
  8. is 6,652nd most common Dickman
  9. is 6,653rd most common Duarte

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Defoe

Beth, Bryan, Anita, Benny, Carolyn, Debra, Duane, George, Georgia

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 (1660–1731), author of Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and many other works. His father, a Dissenter, by trade a butcher in London, used the name Foe.

Recent Searches for "Defoe" in West Virginia

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Beth Defoe, WV (2 searches)
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