Defoe Family History
Defoe Name Meaning
Anglicized form of Swiss French Thévoz: from a pet form of the personal name Etève a French dialect equivalent of Latin Stephanus (see Stephen Etienne ). Compare Dafoe and Devoe . English: variant of Foe 2 and English (of French Huguenot origin): Anglicized form of French Dufau or Devaux .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022