Fosbery Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fosbery Surname Definition:

From Fosbury; a location name in Berkshire, Wiltshire.

Fosbery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Canada821:449,33638,948
Australia511:529,32739,816
England501:1,114,36153,243
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Fosbery (11) may also be a first name.

Fosbery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Fosbury; a location name in Berkshire, Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fosbery Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fosbery Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fosbery occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosbery? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 793,288th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Fosbery live; 28 percent live in North America and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fosbery is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

Fosbery is most common in Argentina, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 469,708. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Neuquén Province, where 77 percent live, Chubut Province, where 11 percent live and La Pampa Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Argentina this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Fosbery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fosbery has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fosbery surname grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fosbery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fosbery are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fosbery earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.24% more than the national average, earning $54,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $46,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosberry93355/
Fosbeary9314/
Fosbere867/
Foubery861/
Vosbery860/
Vosberry800/
Fosberge800/
Fabery77156/
Fobere772/
Fothberry751/
Fushberry750/
Fausberry750/
Foberge712/
Foubere712/
Vosbere711/
Fosbare711/
Vasbery710/
Faberry710/
Fobearii671/
Fesbiere671/
Vesberry670/

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