Fosdick Surname

213,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,929 people bear this surname

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

Fosdick Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Fox-Dike [Old English fox (Dialectal English faws) + díc, dike, ditch] There is a Fos(s)dyke in Lincolnshire.

Fosdick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8571:195,18519,268
Australia361:749,88148,970
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Wales91:343,83718,086
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6371:78,8368,333

Fosdick (19) may also be a first name.

Fosdick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Fox-Dike [Old English fox (Dialectal English faws) + díc, dike, ditch] There is a Fos(s)dyke in Lincolnshire.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fosdyke, a parish in Lincolnshire. John de Focedik occurs in that shire temp. Edw. I. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fosdick Last Name Facts

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

Fosdick is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosdick? popularity and diffusion

It is the 213,453rd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,777,888 people. The last name Fosdick occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fosdick live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The last name Fosdick is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,857 people, or 1 in 195,185. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Fosdick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosdick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fosdick last name expanded 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fosdick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fosdick surname are 18.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Fosdick earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.94% less than the national average, earning $41,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fosdisck931/
Foysdick930/
Fossdick930/
Fosdic924/
Fosdik920/
Fosdyck86152/
Fosdike86147/
Fosdeck8619/
Fosdiek861/
Fosdisk860/
Fasdick860/
Fostdyck801/
Fossdike800/
Fojdik771/
Fosdek770/
Fosdyke719/
Fosdysk711/
Fossdyke678/
Fajdic6223/
Vozdik627/
Vozdic625/
Fojdek621/
Vozhdik5730/
Vestdijk5310/

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