Fosbrook Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Fosbrook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:228,35319,058
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Fosbrook Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fosbrook has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosbrook? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 791,719th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Fosbrook are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 228,353. In England Fosbrook is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Jamaica, where 5 percent live.

Fosbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosbrook has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 209 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosbrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fosbrook surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Fosbrook earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.85% more than the national average, earning R 398,880 per year; in United States they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $39,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $53,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosbrooke9454/
Fosbroke886/
Fasbrook881/
Foybrooks821/
Fabrook800/
Fosbrough710/
Vobrock670/
Fosbrugh630/
Vosbrough590/
Vobrak579/
Phaasbroek561/
Foxbragg501/
Vosbrugh501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fosbrook
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