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

The last name Fosbery is found most in Argentina. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fosbery.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosbery? popularity and diffusion

Fosbery is the 793,288th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. Fosbery occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Fosbery are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fosbery is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname Fosbery is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 469,708. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Neuquén Province, where 77 percent live, Chubut Province, where 11 percent live and La Pampa Province, where 5 percent live. Beside Argentina this surname is found 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 occurrence of Fosbery has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fosbery surname increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fosbery Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Fosbery surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political 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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