Foskett Surname
Approximately 3,540 people bear this surname
Foskett Surname Definition:
For Foscote, Foscott, q.v.
Foskett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,850 | 1:30,118 | 4,044 |
| United States | 967 | 1:374,828 | 33,176 |
| Australia | 347 | 1:77,797 | 9,086 |
| Canada | 150 | 1:245,637 | 23,369 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 698 | 1:34,922 | 4,572 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 195 | 1:257,532 | 21,220 |
Foskett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Foscote, Foscott, q.v.
Probably from the ancient manor of Foscott, co. Bucks, or from Forscote, a parish co. Somerset.
Foskett Demographics
Average Male Foskett Height
177.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Foskett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foskett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foskett is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Foskett? popularity and diffusion
The last name Foskett is the 128,102nd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,058,629 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Foskett reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.
Foskett is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,850 people, or 1 in 30,118. In England Foskett is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 6 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Foskett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Foskett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Foskett last name expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Foskett Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Foskett are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Foskett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 189.66% more than the national average, earning R 688,344 per year; in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $49,658 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foskette | 93 | 9 | / |
| Fosket | 92 | 155 | / |
| Foskitt | 86 | 76 | / |
| Faskett | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foskeet | 86 | 0 | / |
| Feskett | 86 | 0 | / |
| Foskettová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Foschett | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fosscett | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faskette | 80 | 0 | / |
| Foskit | 77 | 24 | / |
| Fasket | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fosquette | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fosquete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vasket | 62 | 1 | / |
| Faskit | 62 | 0 | / |
| Fashkeitch | 59 | 2 | / |
| Fesquet | 57 | 1,484 | / |
| Voskuit | 57 | 2 | / |
| Fasquet | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fesquiet | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fusquitt | 53 | 0 | / |
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Foskett Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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