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 last name Fosburgh occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosburgh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 970,883rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is predominantly 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.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 11 percent reside, Colorado, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Fosburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosburgh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 298 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosburgh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fosburgh last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64% registered with the political 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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