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Foot Shape Ancestry: What Your Toes Can Tell You
By GenealogyBank November 15, 2018
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Tracing your family history has become easier with digitized records, including immigration documents, newspaper articles, passenger lists, and more. But have clues to your ancestry been hiding under your socks this whole time? As a premise, it seems far-fetched – but some believe the outline of your feet can help you trace your family heritage.
What can the shape of your foot or the length of your toes say about your ancestry? Is there a fundamental truth in phalanges? Let’s have a look.
Foot and toe ancestry suggest that by looking at the shape of your feet, you can make an educated guess about the origins of your ancestors. This theory says there are essentially five major foot shapes: Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Germanic, and Celtic feet. Each group has a particular outline and arrangement of toe lengths, which hint at the population origin.
According to feet ancestry, Celtic feet have the most complex shape, with a large but short first toe, an exceptionally long second toe, and the remaining toes tapering to a small pinky. Celtic feet appear to be something of a combination of the Germanic and the Greek toe shapes, sharing the larger first toe of the German with the variety of lengths (especially in the case of the second toe) of the Greek.
Compare your toes to Celtic feet. Maybe you’ve got the luck of the Irish in you. Or maybe on closer inspection you’ve got a long first toe with all the others tapering down from there? In that case, you may have the so-called Egyptian foot.
But, can these archetypal shapes really tell us anything about our ancestry? What does science have to say about this idea?
It’s important to note that there is no scientific evidence that our feet conform to archetypal shapes, or that foot shape ancestry is an accurate way to trace your heritage. Data collected on multiple populations show a trend of their second toe being the longest (as seen with the Greek foot). For example, the Ainu people, an indigenous community in Japan, exhibit the second toe as the longest in 90% of individuals (an extreme example). However, it would be bizarre to think that the Ainu originated in Greece.
If we consider the claims of toe ancestry as a potential way to categorize an actual genetic group, then we need to look critically at the words used to describe the foot shapes. Why Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Germanic, and Celtic feet?
Speaking primarily of the Egyptian, Greek, and Roman feet ancestry shapes, these are the idealized foot form in their respective culture’s art. For example, the Greek foot is one you can see on the statues that adorn the Acropolis (also the Statue of Liberty as it happens). While this may indicate that a majority of Greeks of that period had a foot shape like that one, it is much more likely that that was simply the standard of beauty at the time.
Many modern ideas surrounding the concepts of “Germanness” and “Egyptianness” are just that: modern. The idea of an “ethnic German” was one essentially constructed in the 19th century when that area of Europe — traditionally divided into multiple different regions such as Prussia, Saxony, and Bavaria – was unified as the State of Germany. The “Germans” as the Romans knew them were a diverse mix of people and cultures. Romans called this group Germans because Rome saw them as barbarians and didn’t care to learn more about them.
The idea of foot shape ancestry and toe shape ancestry is rooted in a similar misconception that populations were ever made up entirely of one group. Human populations have migrated, fought, mixed and mingled throughout time. The idea that there was ever a monolithic population with Celtic feet is rooted in a grossly oversimplified version of how and where humanity has lived.
So, can you learn about your family origins from your foot shape? Possibly not. However, it is fun to have a look – and this idea could help inspire younger generations to learn more about their ancestors.
Irish, Scot, Native American with Greek feet. Love it!
What does it mean when your third toe is the longest toe? My family tend to Greek toes, but my third toe is longer than my second.
If you compare the pictures above, it may well be that your unique feet have an interesting Greco-Roman admixture that’s gone on behind the scenes. You say that your family tends to Greek toes, but you may well have inherited some Roman influence that gives you your distinct shape today. This might also help explain your lifelong tendency to give people the “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” signs when they please/displease you.
By Indian mythology you will live long in years
If it wasn’t in the middle of winter and it’s cold in here, I would take off my shoes now and look at my toes. I’m gonna copy this article and send it to all my sisters. ha ha.
All of us will be checking our toes in the next couple of days.
Thanks for writing us, Anne. Hopefully you can do your foot examination in front of a wood stove, fireplace, or a heater!
Irish (69%) with Greek feet. Same as my mother & grandmother.
My feet outlines Egyptian yet in another test Roman yet not in my feet. So it’s never accurate.
Liked your Foot article and Mayflower roll call article.
This is all very interesting even though it may not be of much good to determine one’s genealogy. But it — maybe — would be of some benefit to know of the different configurations of the toes on a person’s feet. Those who manufacture shoes (foot ware) need to be a bit alert to the different foot configurations I would think. Interesting to say the least.
I have also heard that the Egyptian feet are called perfect feet!
Only if you subscribe to the stereotype that says women in particular should have slender feet to match the rest of their bird-boned, slender bodies. Unfortunately most shoe manufacturers seem to agree so anyone with more square shaped feet finds huge difficulty in getting shoes that are comfortable. I’ve been told that “You shouldn’t have let your feet spread” and “Your mother probably didn’t get you proper shoes when you were young” amongst other things. I now have my walking and motorcycle boots made to measure.
You are seeing the Celtic, slim European feet. To Europeans, histprically a wide, spreading foot indicated a peasant, Mediterranean ancestry – you know, like Romans, Greeks. And the idea of racial purity said “All proper feet are slender and delicate because WE don;t do the back-breaking labor like slaves and poor people.” I have wide, spreading Native American feet – is spite of North Carolina’s heavily Scottish ancestry! Mom is almost pure Scottish – but dad is desceded from two small NC tribes. I wear a 6 1/2 WIDE.
Unfortunately, my “Egyptian” feet are probably the most attractive parts of my body.
One should not be so negative about a good idea. Seems we need more current and historical data for a continued “look -see”. Tabo
Interesting thing about this for me – I have the classic Roman foot shape & my DNA says that Italian is the majority of my gene makeup. Maybe there is something to this……
My feet have the slant of the Egyptian design. However, my toes are stubby, single jointed, ending in a wide side. My stubby little toe can create a bump out in any style or fabric and always attempts to escape the confines of a sandal. That’s describes a chubby Egyptian foot. Go figure.
Egyptian Feet is what I have. According to Heritage.com I have 8.6% DNA from North Africa which includes Egypt. Adds to the anecdotal story. My toes are not stubby I do have narrow heals tho which makes shoes hard to fit. Thank for the article I found it interesting
What about super high arches? Large rounded big toe and the appearance of webbed smaller toes created by a well spread ball of the foot. Not a true webbing. Appalachian hillbilly mutt? Lol
You have just described my ‘Egyptian feet.’ … Maybe Fred Flintstone was founder of Egypt? I am British, Irish Scottish with red hair blue eyes, fair skin. Very high arch…webbish the middle piggies, large rounded great toe…Ozarkish.
My Egyptian foot? Prone to a number of foot problems including some made by me… bunions, triple AAA… FLAT ARCH or is it fallen… LOL… Can’t judge a person by their feet… thank the gods.
Well, I didn’t make the triple AAA but u get my footprint.
It doesn’t surprise me to find that I am an anomaly, seemingly with a combination of Germanic and Celtic toes. Not only my 2nd toe, but also my 3rd are longer than my big toe, though both of the longer toes are the same length. As it happens, I know that my “Heinz 57” heritage is largely Celtic & Germanic, among others, so your drawings confirm most of what I already knew. This difference is the same on both of my feet, by the way… Allison
Allison, thanks for my smile of the day. My Ukrainian/Polish uncle used to say my sister and I were “Heinz 57” because our mom(his sister) was Ukrainian/Polish and our dad was German, French, English, Irish etc. My paternal cousin and I curse our weird shaped family feet.
I am Hispanic Native American Egyptian
Roman Celtic toes for me I was born and raised in Germany. My father is German (My grandpa from Silecia Breslau and grandma from Austria) and my mother German -American,with ancestry of ,British,dutch,native american,Hungarian.
Actually, research suggests that the Ainu of Japan were originally Greeks of Ionia (pronounced “Aionia”) that travelled to Japan and stayed there. As for me, greek parents, born in Greece with norwegian feet.
Very interesting, Yota. Thanks for writing us.
Very interesting! I have an Egyptian foot shape but a little wide, not long and narrow. Woman’s7.5 for 5 ft 7.5 inches. Perhaps someone may have some insight into this. My father’s side is native American, specifically, Muskogee Creek and also English. My mother’s side is Welsh/Irish. Mother’s side all Celtic feet…fathers side, including myself, Egyptian feet. I was told the foot shape came from my native american heritage as that is where the foot shape started being inherited. That would mean Egyptians=Native born American indians?
Native Americans probably have “Egyptian” style because it is similar to the “Mongol” type. Here is full image of types of feet: https://ancestralfindings.com/your-foot-shape-and-your-genealogy/ So, you can see more images of feet types. For example, some people from Syriac communities from East Turkey, Iraq, and Syria have the “Oriental” type which is something like a combination of Roman and Egyptian — which is one more proof that this model of research is close to truth. There is also a subgroup “Sardinian.” In my example, one foot has Roman and the other Sardinian. Many people have something in between of the two groups, so it can indicate only that most of us are products of more than one ethnic group.
Very interesting, Coucci. Thanks for writing us!
For those people conflicted based on foot shape, I will clear it up for you: the measurement is based on the Left foot. That is what your feet naturally are. Go by that.
Interesting analysis of the feet. My wife is German and has Germanic looking feet. My ancestors are Italian and Slovak but my feet are Greek shaped for sure. I do my family genealogy but we never spoke about feet. Someone put a comment on here about how many people were on the Mayflower. It seems that so many people had ancestors on the Mayflower that it must have been larger than the Titanic. another “fact” is that everybody has Native American blood. I’m glad I don’t have NA. I’m happy to be me. The way I am. Ken
Greek foot I was told by a new age type friend that my foot indicated that I had been an Atlantian in a previous life. Another friend, who has it, said that there were many of us born in the late spring of 1942. Interesting. How would one research that?
My feet are totally German but I’m from New Zealand. I hate the sight of my toes. Is there anyone else out there who has German toes?
Yes i have the same except mine are worst because my 2nd -4th toenails grow straight up from toes i dont know what happened there but im 65yrs & do not wear sandals ..
So glad to see others share their issues; also, the genealogy of the foot shapes & sizes provided.
from another site they stated that the greek was also native American—10-1/2 very wide–with a gap at the big toe. My Mom was adopted so she is a mystery–my dads side came from England. Thank you for the info
Definatley I have Greek feet. Dad and mom both half Greek. Dad also eastern Germanic. My brother has more of the German stocky feet. This was very interesting.
Born in Latin America with traced ancestors to Spain and Sardinia (France). According to his figure I have Egyptian feet, but in another website they list 10 foot shapes and in that figure mine are better described as Norwegian foot type. However, that I know, I have absolutely no Scandinavian forefathers, and my tree runs down to the 1700s. My sister however, has Greek foot type. Whether you love wearing sandals or prefer closed shoes, it appears that one is better off with Egyptian, Norwegian & Oriental foot shapes. There is no scientific proof backing these theories, but yes, it can be fun. I am convinced there is a genetical component to it, but not a population group.
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Have you ever heard of foot shape genealogy? It is a concept out of the 19th century that still has some adherents today. It is based on the belief that the shape of your foot can tell you one of five ancient ethnic groups to which your ancestors belonged. Here is what you need to know about it.
Researching your genealogy is much easier today than in the past. With online records and digitized copies of just about any document ever created, it is possible to trace a large part of your family tree without even leaving your house. However, using records and family lore is not the only method people have used in the past to trace their family trees. In the past, there was a theory that one could determine their ancestry via the shape of their feet. In fact, some people today still believe this method.
While the foot shape method is questionable in its accuracy, the way it is used to supposedly determine one’s ancestry is fascinating. If you have exhausted all genealogical resources and want some extra ideas on how to trace your ancestry, foot shape may not give you an accurate result, but it will definitely give you some entertainment. Here is what you need to know about it.
The exact term for this particular type of genealogy is “foot and toe ancestry.” The premise is that by examining the shape of your feet, you can hazard a pretty accurate guess as to where your most ancient ancestors originated. Foot and toe ancestry is based on five basic “foot shapes”: Celtic, Greek, Egyptian, Germanic, and Roman. Each foot type has a unique design to it, known as the outline of the foot, and the toe lengths are also particular to each foot type.
Among the foot types, the Celtic foot type is the most complex and unusual. With “Celtic feet,” the foot itself is quite large, but the big toe is short. The second toe… the one right next to the big toe… is exceptionally long, and the other toes are smaller, getting progressively smaller until they end in a tiny pinky toe. The Celtic foot is a bit of a combination of Greek and German foot types, particularly with the exceptionally long second toe, which is also a hallmark of the German foot type.
Do your feet and toes look Celtic? Try researching an unknown branch of your family tree if you don’t know of any Celtic background and see if you come up with any Celtic ancestors. Or, maybe you have a long big toe, one that is longer than all the other toes. If you do, that is an Egyptian foot.
While there is absolutely no scientific data to support the idea that the shape of our toes and feet can tell us anything about our ancestry, there has been research done on toe size and shape in different populations around the world. As an example, around the world, it is more common for the second toe to be the longest toe, as in the Greek foot of “foot genealogy” theory. Yet, it is ridiculous to think that Aboriginals in Australia had Greek ancestors if they have a second toe that is longer than the other toes (which most of them do).
It could be that it is better for balance when walking upright. Because the longer second toe is so common among most people (there are exceptions, but it is the most common toe sizing), it would seem there has to be some reason common to most humans.
And, why were the classifications of feet divided into Celtic, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and German? As far as Egyptian, Greek, and Roman feet go, these are the idealized forms of body shapes in classical art. These were the types of art that were revered in the 19 th century, when foot shape genealogy first came into vogue. And, the corresponding foot shapes do tend to match the foot shapes used in art depicting people of these civilizations. For example, in art from ancient Greece, most people depicted do have foot shapes like the Greek shape in foot genealogy. Interestingly, the Statue of Liberty is a Greek-style sculpture, and it also has the Greek foot shape seen in Greek art and in foot shape genealogy.
While the commonality of the classical Greek foot shape in ancient Greek art may indeed mean that the majority of ancient Greeks had this shape of foot, it could also simply mean that foot shape was considered the beauty standard for feet in ancient Greece and was used in art whether most people had the so-called “perfect shape” or not.
There are also the concepts of homogenous groups of people in the foot shape genealogy theory, and these concepts are essentially modern inventions. Beginning in the 19 th century, ideas of “the German people” and “the Egyptian people” came into vogue, with westerners looking at these nations as being made up of one type of ethnically homogenous people. However, it is an erroneous assumption. Germany was a variety of different countries, such as Saxony, Prussia, and Bavaria until it was united into one nation like Germany , and the ancient Romans knew the German people to be made up of a diverse mix of cultures all living together or near each other. In fact, the term “German” is an ancient Roman invention, because they looked at the people living in the modern area of Germany as barbarians. So, they lumped them together as “Germans,” thus dismissing the diverse cultures as one uncivilized group.
It was much the same with ancient Egyptians. Ancient Egypt did have culturally homogenous Egyptians, but it also had a wide variety of ethnicities and cultures from all over the ancient world living there. As the most technologically advanced and modern of the ancient cities of the Middle East, it attracted immigrants from hundreds and even thousands of miles around.
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