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He used to sign his name D dot Defoe - the dot however had a tail and looked like an E and because of people's poor spelling etc back then many people mistook the name as being Defoe and so it stuck. Regards, Zoe Defoe, UK

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Daniel Foe added the "De" to his surname to make it sound more aristocratic and to distance himself from his notoriety as a political pamphleteer. The new name "Defoe" was a common practice at the time for those seeking social advancement.

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