Footman Family History
Footman Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English fot-man (Old English fōt ‘foot’ + mann ‘man’) meaning ‘foot soldier one who travels on foot’ or ‘foot servant’ the latter a meaning first recorded in late Middle English. Any of these three senses may have given rise to the surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022