What is the most common foot width?

The standard (medium) width for women is B, while the standard width for men is D. Shoe boxes and labels will only identify widths other than standard.

What is the average foot width?

Differences between narrow and wide feet are substantial for all length classes and regions. For instance, the whiskers of North American feet in the 270 mm length class extend from 94.4 mm (narrow feet) to 110.2 mm (wide feet), while the mean foot width is 102.0 mm. The foot width span of 90% feet is 15.8 mm.

What is considered having a wide foot?

One tell-tale sign of wide feet is if your feet feel cased-in in every pair of shoes. Once you measure your foot, you can tell for sure. If your foot width is 4 1/16” in a size 9 shoe or 3 3/16” in a size 7, then you are considered to have wide feet (C/D).

Which shoe width is wider D or EE?

Foot Width:

Boots are typically available in 6 widths: B (extra narrow), C (narrow), D (regular), E (wide), EE (extra wide), and EEE (triple wide).

Do most people have wide feet?

Considering the scale of width goes from wide (E) to ultra wide (EEEEEE), wide feet are far from uncommon.

Shoe Widths Explained

Is wide feet genetic?

There are several factors that can cause someone to develop wide feet, but by far the most common factor is simply genetics! Less common contributors of developing wide feet are long term obesity, hereditary or developed flat feet, or not wearing shoes often during early childhood development.

Which ethnicity has wide feet?

This study confirms that male and female Asian customers have significantly wider feet than European and North American customers, who have very similar mean widths.

How do I know what width shoe I need?

To find your width, measure the marks for the widest part of your foot and use the inch-to-size table. For example, if you are a man with a U.S. size 14 length and your width measures 4-8/16", you will wear a medium width (D) shoe.

What is considered a wide foot for a man?

The letters differ for men and women since men's feet tend to be larger and wider than women's feet. Normally a wide width shoe for women is indicated with the letter D; for men a wide width shoe is indicated with 2E.

Is 3.5 inches a wide foot?

For instance, a foot that measures 3.5 inches across would be considered wide for a size 5, but normal for a size 8. Men's shoes also tend to run wider than women's, so a “wide” width in women's shoes might actually be considered a “normal” width in men's shoes.

How many inches is a wide foot?

If you then measure the width at 3-15/16 inches, you come up with a wide ("D") width.

Is shoe width D considered wide?

D Widths. A 'D' width is the most common size for men and is considered a Normal/Medium/Standard width. For women, a 'D' width is considered Wide.

Is 4 a wide foot?

The most frequent 'E' letter sizes are 2E and 4E while adding more 'E's increases the overall width. As an example, 2E would be considered a wide shoe for men, and a 4E or larger would be an extra-wide. A 2E or anything larger, on the other hand, would be an extra-wide shoe for ladies.

How common are narrow feet?

Narrow feet are quite common. In fact, an early-2000s study found that roughly 33% of women have narrow feet, a figure that is likely underreported. People with narrow feet will find that they have extra room on both sides of the shoe.

Is having wide feet an advantage?

Prominent feet may also support better balance, especially on uneven terrain. Your knees are also better supported when you have larger feet because there is better shock absorption coming from the bottom of your legs.

Do men's feet get wider with age?

They don't change in size, necessarily. But feet may get wider, not longer, as we age. They change in their elasticity the same way other body parts do – tissue becomes less tight, causing the increased width and sagging of the arches.

How snug should shoes fit width?

Generally speaking, there should be about one finger's width of space between your longest toe and the end of the shoe.

Do shoes get wider as the size goes up?

As your feet grow longer, they also grow wider- and as you go up in shoe sizes, you also need a bit more width in your shoes. While you could go up a size, a size 12 is a bit wider than a size 11, you then have to worry about adding extra length to your shoes that you don't actually need.

What is the rarest foot shape?

The rarest foot is the Greek foot which is present in 5% of the population (but in 46% of Greeks). The Egyptian foot is the most common with a presence in 70% of the population. Finally, the square or Roman foot is found in 25% of the population.

Do Americans have wide feet?

North America

Here is a clear and interesting difference to European feet, and it's the fact that the Americans generally have narrower feet. Quite similar in shape, but not as wide (for unclear reasons, this only applies to men, women's feet are very similar on the two continents).

Why do Americans have wide feet?

Experts say one reason for our expanding feet is that they're proportionate to our expanding bodies. Over the last century, Americans have gotten taller and heavier. To what degree hormones in food and even wearing casual, less-supportive shoes play a role is up for grabs.