Fosby Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Fosby Surname User-submission:
The Norwegian surname, Fosby, is a typical old name for a farm. One Fosby farm is in Berg i Østfold, which means Foss (Waterfall or actually river) and 'by' (city but in the old days it meant farm). So Fosby meant a farm situated at a river.
Read More About This SurnameFosby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 103 | 1:49,925 | 7,153 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Fosby Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Norwegian surname, Fosby, is a typical old name for a farm. One Fosby farm is in Berg i Østfold, which means Foss (Waterfall or actually river) and 'by' (city but in the old days it meant farm). So Fosby meant a farm situated at a river. The farm still stands, and is close to the BU-lokalet at Fosbylund, 1789 BERG I ØSTFOLD.
- mfos80Fosby Demographics
Average Fosby Salary in
United States
$29,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fosby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fosby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fosby is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fosby.
How Common Is The Last Name Fosby? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Fosby is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Fosby live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 49,925. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 89 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 6 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Other than Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.
Fosby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fosby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fosby surname decreased 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fosby Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Fosby earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning 399,664 kr per year and in United States they earn 32.79% less than the national average, earning $29,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossby | 91 | 2 | / |
| Foshby | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fosbey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foisby | 91 | 0 | / |
| Foosby | 91 | 0 | / |
| Foby | 89 | 143 | / |
| Fosbyth | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fobay | 80 | 191 | / |
| Fosba | 80 | 45 | / |
| Fusby | 80 | 13 | / |
| Foxby | 80 | 12 | / |
| Fesby | 80 | 7 | / |
| Foboy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fobey | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fouby | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fooby | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vosby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foubay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Faesby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosber | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foibay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fobouy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosbit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfouby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fosbee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vosbey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foisbe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fusbey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foba | 67 | 4,017 | / |
| Fobi | 67 | 2,343 | / |
| Faby | 67 | 879 | / |
| Fobe | 67 | 649 | / |
| Fobé | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fosbitt | 67 | 0 | / |
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