Proudfoot is a surname, and may refer to:
- Ben Proudfoot (born 1990), Canadian magician and film director
- Bill Proudfoot (born 1868), Australian rules footballer
- Gordon F. Proudfoot (born 1953), Canadian barrister and former President of the Canadian Bar Association
- Jim Proudfoot (born 1972), football commentator
- Kimo Proudfoot, American director of music videos
- Tony Proudfoot (born 1949), Canadian football defensive back
- Wilfred Proudfoot (born 1921), retired British Conservative Party politician
- Willis T. Proudfoot (1860-1928), also known as William T. Proudfoot, American architect
- William Proudfoot (1859-1922), Ontario politician and barrister
Also, Proudfoot (music) A British group that sings in American Country style (myspace web site)
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Proudfoot is a name that has its origins in the North Ridings (the borderland area) of north-eastern England and south-eastern Scotland. This area includes Berwickshire, Perthshire, and Northumbria.
The surname is believed to simply mean, "a person with a proud step"; a nickname for a proud person.
This medieval name is less common in modern times, but it is most frequently heard of in south-eastern Scotland and the east of Ulster (Northern Ireland). There are also a significant number of Proudfeet in the United States of America and Canada.
There is a Germanic link to the name. Stolzfuss, or Stoltefoth, is also a nickname composed of the elements stolt ‘proud’ + vot ‘foot’, denoting someone of haughty gait; alternatively, from the German stolzen ‘to limp’ + fuos ‘leg’, a nickname for someone who walked with a limp.