Fosby Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

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.

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Fosby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1031:49,9257,153
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

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.

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Fosby Last Name Facts

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

Fosby is found most in Norway. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fosby.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Fosby live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 49,925. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 89 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 6 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Norway Fosby exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Fosby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fosby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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

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Fossby912/
Foshby911/
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Foisby910/
Foosby910/
Foby89143/
Fosbyth830/
Fobay80191/
Fosba8045/
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Foboy805/
Fobey804/
Fouby803/
Fooby803/
Vosby801/
Foubay737/
Faesby731/
Fosber731/
Foibay731/
Fobouy731/
Fosbit731/
Pfouby730/
Fosbee730/
Vosbey730/
Foisbe730/
Fusbey730/
Foba674,017/
Fobi672,343/
Faby67879/
Fobe67649/
Fobé676/
Fosbitt670/

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