Fosdike Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Fosdike 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.

Fosdike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia791:341,71828,950
England561:994,96549,531
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fosdike 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

Fosdike Last Name Facts

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

Fosdike is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fosdike click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosdike? popularity and diffusion

Fosdike is the 1,453,389th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Fosdike live; 54 percent live in Australasia and 54 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 341,718. In Australia Fosdike is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 72 percent are found, New South Wales, where 14 percent are found and Western Australia, where 14 percent are found. Not including Australia Fosdike occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.

Fosdike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fosdike has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fosdike Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fosdike last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fossdike930/
Fodike925/
Fosdik920/
Fosdick861,929/
Fosdyke869/
Foudike862/
Fosdiek861/
Fosdisk860/
Fodik833/
Fossdyke808/
Fosdisck801/
Foudikeu801/
Foysdick800/
Fossdick800/
Fadike77535/
Fodeke77173/
Fosdic774/
Fodick772/
Fodice771/
Fojdik771/
Fodika771/
Fodiki771/
Vodike770/
Fosdek770/
Fosdyck71152/
Fosdeck7119/
Fadiker714/
Fasdiki711/
Fosdysk711/
Fasdick710/
Fadik6750/
Vodik679/
Foudikui671/
Fodic671/
Fostdyck671/

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