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Welcome to Dr. Toe. Continued listing of questions about the toes. This page is devoted to the question what it means when the second toe is larger than other toes... Disclaimer: Don't take Dr. Toe seriously. There are actual doctors and nurses on the web that can help you if you have serious problems with your feet.

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The results of this poll are quite surprising. I would not have guessed that more people have a longer second toe than not. We will have to start looking at people's feet more.

Some studies done in England point to evidence that people with Celtic ancestry (Irish, Scottish, Manx, Breton, etc.) have longer second toes. The 2nd toe on my right foot is longer and on my left foot they are of equal length!

I read that if your second toe is the longest it you have Egyptian origin

A bigger second toe means royalty

Look at your hands.If our ancestors had feet like our hands,longer second toes make better bipeds

All the comments posted are wrong. The longer second toe is due to Celtic tribes being Hunter-gatherers for longer than most other tribes of Anglo Saxon origin, which due to switching to farming lost the need for the gripping longer second toe. It is evolution, not a medical condition

My second and third toe on both of my feet are longer than my big toe -' but.......... so are both of my fingers on both hands(middle and ring) are both longer than my index finger - i am 100% irish descent - any thoughts??????

After reading that the longer second toe indicates a Celtic heritage, I began taking sneak peeks at people's feet. I see quite a few of these "Morton's Toes" on people of Mexican and Thai extraction!!! What gives?

Actually the second toe being longer than the first is a condition called "Morton's toe". It is a condition that about 1/3 of the population has. It causes pressure to be displaced on the center of the foot and can cause foot pain if high heeled shoes and hard surfaces or walk on often. The longer 1st toe has nothing to do with evolution (as stated in the last post by somebody) our feet are a hereditary trait (we get from our parents). I myself have a longer 3rd toe on both feet stemming from the fact that both of my parents have a longer second toe

Toes are just toes. Length doesn't mean anything. Sorry, but Science beats beliefs and "sayings"! Hahaha.

I always thought, when the second toe was longer than the big toe, that it was "Athena's Foot," because her statue shows her second toe to be longer than her big toe. It's a mark of Athen's wisdom.

Morton's toes are on every race and creed. Yes it's genetic, and no, idiots, it has nothing to do with leadership or intelligence. Go re-read your tea-leaves. A bigger second toe means: Sometimes you gotta buy bigger shoes. Period

Instead of asking which is BIGGEST, shouldn't you ask which is LONGEST. Biggest also refers to width. Whose 2nd toe is wider than their 1st toe?

My 2nd toe is two and a half inches long and my big toe is only two inches ahhhh please tell me what it means for sure!?

My 2nd toe is a bit longer than the big toe and my boyfriend has a foot fetish i get paranoid every time he looks at my toes its weird cuz my feet are small too, i;d like 2 have surgery on my toes cuz i feel like i'm deformed. I never noticed my toes until he pointed it out. But people do tell me i have cute and sexy feet but personally I don't believe it!

It's only a malady with poorly fitting shoes, e.g., high heels. Pre-man, with hand like feet, began bipedal walking, and foot-thumbs evolved to become big toes. Those who have their longest toe inline with the leg are designed to be *barefoot.*

Longer second toe, so I was told while being humiliated in my childhood, means the possessor has a strong sense of leadership

I am of 100% Irish descent and none of my toes are longer than my first (big) toe

So, there you have it. definitive answer on why the second toe can be bigger!

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