Foss Surname
Approximately 29,860 people bear this surname
Foss Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Waterfall [Scandinavian foss, fors]
Foss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,788 | 1:19,292 | 2,420 |
| Norway | 3,596 | 1:1,430 | 119 |
| Canada | 1,644 | 1:22,412 | 3,063 |
| Brazil | 1,558 | 1:137,403 | 5,253 |
| England | 972 | 1:57,323 | 6,905 |
| Denmark | 789 | 1:7,154 | 652 |
| Australia | 407 | 1:66,329 | 7,905 |
| Poland | 310 | 1:122,609 | 18,218 |
| Germany | 294 | 1:273,828 | 28,930 |
| Israel | 206 | 1:41,542 | 5,651 |
| Sweden | 188 | 1:52,376 | 4,036 |
| South Africa | 152 | 1:356,432 | 32,570 |
| New Zealand | 109 | 1:41,544 | 6,955 |
| Argentina | 101 | 1:423,202 | 32,207 |
| Russia | 93 | 1:1,549,710 | 104,953 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Latvia | 36 | 1:56,946 | 8,548 |
| Kazakhstan | 36 | 1:491,180 | 36,296 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 561 | 1:43,450 | 5,433 |
| Guernsey | 10 | 1:3,266 | 579 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,978 | 1:10,088 | 1,302 |
The alternate forms: Fóss (1) are calculated separately.
Foss (121) may also be a first name.
Foss Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Waterfall [Scandinavian foss, fors]
(German, English) Dweller at the sign of the fox; one with the qualities of a fox; dweller near a waterfall; dweller near a ditch or trench.
The ditch of a fortified place. Conf. De la Fosse, and Ditch.
From Foss in Duloo; from root of Vose, q. v.
(Cornish British) The entrenchment, moat, or ditch. Fos, Danish, a waterfall, cataract.
Geoffry, Hubert, Ralph, Richard, Stephen de Fossa, or De la Fosse of Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Roger de Fossa, Richard de la Fosse of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Foss is now a Kingsbridge name. Robert Foss owned lands in Barnstaple in 1674 (G.).
Foss Demographics
Average Foss Salary in
United States
$44,434 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Foss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foss (Russian: Фосс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Fóss. For other potential spellings of Foss click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foss? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 18,466th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 244,057 people. The last name is primarily found 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 848,089th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 121 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 18,788 people, or 1 in 19,292. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Minnesota, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Foss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Foss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 563 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Foss Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Foss last name are 4.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.7% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fóss | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fosse | 89 | 9,429 | / |
| Fouss | 89 | 533 | / |
| Fuoss | 89 | 482 | / |
| Fosså | 89 | 170 | / |
| Foess | 89 | 69 | / |
| Åfoss | 89 | 10 | / |
| Fosås | 89 | 6 | / |
| Fossø | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fooss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fosst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foiss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fos | 86 | 2,680 | / |
| Fousse | 80 | 934 | / |
| Foisse | 80 | 44 | / |
| Fossås | 80 | 16 | / |
| Fuosse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fosshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foosse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfoess | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fossce | 80 | 0 | / |
| Voss | 75 | 56,477 | / |
| Fois | 75 | 9,909 | / |
| Fuss | 75 | 5,608 | / |
| Foos | 75 | 4,954 | / |
| Fass | 75 | 3,237 | / |
| Fose | 75 | 1,166 | / |
| Fous | 75 | 879 | / |
| Foes | 75 | 799 | / |
| Fost | 75 | 619 | / |
| Fosh | 75 | 537 | / |
| Fohs | 75 | 294 | / |
| Füss | 75 | 55 | / |
| Fods | 75 | 45 | / |
| Foxs | 75 | 44 | / |
| Foys | 75 | 37 | / |
| Fojs | 75 | 35 | / |
| Fuos | 75 | 12 | / |
| Fosz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fots | 75 | 7 | / |
| Foïs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fhos | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fůss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fosx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fosj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vfos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fozs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fosp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foisstt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foust | 67 | 15,907 | / |
| Fo | 67 | 9,175 | / |
| Fouts | 67 | 7,643 | / |
| Foose | 67 | 1,901 | / |
| Fouse | 67 | 1,763 | / |
| Fasse | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Pfost | 67 | 873 | / |
| Foush | 67 | 808 | / |
| Foots | 67 | 796 | / |
| Fauss | 67 | 772 | / |
| Foist | 67 | 446 | / |
| Fosch | 67 | 442 | / |
| Faass | 67 | 430 | / |
| Foshe | 67 | 255 | / |
| Feuss | 67 | 208 | / |
| Fotse | 67 | 187 | / |
| Fusse | 67 | 184 | / |
| Voiss | 67 | 179 | / |
| Fodse | 67 | 78 | / |
| Vooss | 67 | 41 | / |
| Foohs | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fosth | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fohsz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Foost | 67 | 12 | / |
| Foszt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Foyst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Foise | 67 | 10 | / |
| Foods | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fushs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foesz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foyse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foscz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foesh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fasst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fahss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pfass | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fhosh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phoss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fousp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foyts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhoes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fohse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fasds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fgosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faïss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fosce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fodsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfoxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fotts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fodds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foits | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfous | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vouss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fuohs | 67 | 0 | / |
Foss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foss in the Russian language | ||
| Фосс | foss | - |
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