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Where Does The Last Name Foss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Foss (Russian: Фосс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Fóss. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 18,466^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 244,057 people. Foss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Foss live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Foss is also the 848,089^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 121 people.

The last name Foss is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 18,788 people, or 1 in 19,292. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Foss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Foss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foss surname grew 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 563 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foss Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Foss surname are 4.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Foss earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning 346,302 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning R 238,848 per year; in United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $49,963 CAD per year.