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The name Lightfoot is supposed to have been derived from agility in running, in the old Sagas and Chronicles endurance to speed in running is spoken of as a great accomplishment, and we find that for a long time runners were employed as messangers rather than Horsemen, the reason being that in certain countries, as England and Ireland, the country was so heavily wooded and swampy for horses to make much speed except on all too few roads and highways. The name Lightfoot is found as early as 1273 in the person of William Lightfoot, and from that date down to the present day the family has been distinguished in England and America for Religious, social and statesmanlike qualities. The family of present was the famous Virginian Lightfoots who are of English Origin, coming originally from County Kent and later, Northampton, England.
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