Foskett Surname

128,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Foskett Surname Definition:

For Foscote, Foscott, q.v.

Foskett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8501:30,1184,044
United States9671:374,82833,176
Australia3471:77,7979,086
Canada1501:245,63723,369
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Wales511:60,6775,433
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
France41:16,605,680368,153
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6981:34,9224,572
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

Foskett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Foscote, Foscott, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from the ancient manor of Foscott, co. Bucks, or from Forscote, a parish co. Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foskette939/
Fosket92155/
Foskitt8676/
Faskett861/
Foskeet860/
Feskett860/
Foskettová821/
Foschett801/
Fosscett801/
Faskette800/
Foskit7724/
Fasket770/
Fosquette751/
Fosquete672/
Vasket621/
Faskit620/
Fashkeitch592/
Fesquet571,484/
Voskuit572/
Fasquet571/
Fesquiet531/
Fusquitt530/

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Foskett Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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