Defoe is a surname. Its origin is uncertain, it may be a variation of Foe or Fow or an Anglicized form of a French name, possibly Thevoz, Thevoux, de Vaux or Devaux, Dufau or Dufou. Notable people with the surname include:
Annette DeFoe (1890âÂÂ1960), American silent film actress
Daniel Defoe (c. 1660âÂÂ1731), English trader, writer, and journalist best known for writing Robinson Crusoe
David Defoe (born 1949), Dominican-Dutch cricketer
Dr Peter Stanley Defoe (born 1952), Chartered Building Surveyor and author on Rights of Light The Validity of Daylight Calculations in Rights to Light Cases