Fosburgh Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fosburgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosburgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Fosburgh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fosburgh has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosburgh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 970,883rd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fosburgh are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Fosburgh is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States Fosburgh is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 11 percent are found, Colorado, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Fosburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fosburgh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fosburgh surname grew 298 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosburgh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fosburgh last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% being registered to vote for the party.

Fosburgh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,914 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosburg93336/
Vosburgh882,369/
Fosbourg887/
Fosbergh880/
Foesburg880/
Fosborgh880/
Fossburg880/
Fasburgh880/
Foburg865/
Vosbourgh8232/
Vosburrgh822/
Vossburgh820/
Vosburg801,993/
Fosberg80698/
Fasburg8013/
Fosborg808/
Voburgh801/
Fomburg800/
Fusburg800/
Fossberg75288/
Vossburg7550/
Fassburg7518/
Vosbergh756/
Vasburgh752/
Vosburhg751/
Voshburg751/
Vosbourg751/
Fajsburg751/
Vosborgh750/
Fasbergh750/
Fausburg750/
Foesberg750/
Vosbirgh750/
Foshberg750/
Vesburgh750/
Vusburgh750/
Foberg71153/
Foborg7112/
Faburg718/
Vausburgh710/
Vosberg671,072/
Fouberg6751/
Fasberg6717/
Foxberg6711/
Vosborg677/
Vasburg672/
Fatburg671/
Fooberg670/
Fohberg670/
Fusberg670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fosburgh
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