Fossey Surname

118,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Fossey Surname Definition:

The French Fossey, Fossé, Du Fossé = Of the Ditch, Drain, or Moat [French fossé, Latin *fossat-um; Latin fossa, a ditch, &c.]

Fossey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0021:33,1784,028
England7651:72,8348,324
United States4631:782,84960,614
Australia2221:121,60213,381
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Jersey271:3,674721
Belgium231:499,85448,667
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Wales141:221,03813,576
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4911:49,6446,071
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Fossey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Fossey, Fossé, Du Fossé = Of the Ditch, Drain, or Moat [French fossé, Latin *fossat-um; Latin fossa, a ditch, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Fosse-way, or ancient fortification of earth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

John de Fosseio of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Fossey of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Fossey Last Name Facts

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

Fossey (Arabic: فوسي) is found most frequently in France. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 118,911th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,885,035 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Fossey reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Fossey is most common in France, where it is held by 2,002 people, or 1 in 33,178. In France it is most numerous in: Normandy, where 62 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 5 percent are found. Excluding France Fossey occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Fossey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fossey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fossey surname increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,437 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fossey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fossey surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fossey surname are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fossey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning R 246,924 per year; in United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.3% more than the national average, earning $59,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foissey92621/
Foyssey921/
Fosshey920/
Fosse919,429/
Fossy91142/
Fosey911/
Fosset831,102/
Fousse83934/
Fussey83573/
Foissy83561/
Fosser83459/
Fessey83410/
Fassey83334/
Foisey83166/
Fossie83131/
Fosses83125/
Foshey83121/
Fossøy83116/
Fossez83105/
Fossee8392/
Fossay8372/
Foisse8344/
Vossey8336/
Fosseu8326/
Fossoy8314/
Foussy835/
Fossue834/
Fuosse832/
Fosseh832/
Fosshe831/
Fousey831/
Foosse831/
Fossei831/
Fossoe831/
Fossée831/
Foseyi831/
Foosey830/
Fosehy830/
Fossce830/
Foesey830/
Foessy830/
Fose801,166/
Fosy802/
Fossett772,854/
Foisset77262/
Fosseux77229/
Fousset77151/
Faussey7762/
Pfosser7754/
Foussie7740/
Fosseus7724/
Fosseid7710/
Fosseie779/
Fosshei776/
Fuosseu774/
Fatssey773/
Foossie772/
Fehssey771/
Fasseyy771/
Foschey771/
Foussep771/
Fohssie771/
Fuossoy771/
Foissez771/
Fossoue771/
Foussei771/
Fousseu771/
Fesseey771/
Fesshey771/
Fosshee770/
Foushey770/
Fosseut770/
Fossi736,825/
Fossa734,578/
Foisy734,328/
Fussy732,980/
Fassy732,043/
Foose731,901/
Fouse731,763/
Fasse731,453/
Fessy73778/
Vosse73684/
Foshe73255/
Foser73243/
Fotse73187/
Fusse73184/
Füssy73172/
Fossé73153/
Fasey73143/
Fozey73123/
Foseh73101/
Fusey7394/
Fodse7378/
Foese7358/
Fosas7350/
Foxsy7340/
Fossá7338/
Fássy7338/
Fesse7331/
Fotsy7329/
Foseu7324/
Fosee7317/
Foset7316/
Foses7315/
Fässy7313/
Fosis7312/
Fosay7310/
Foise7310/
Fosie739/
Foyse738/
Fossà737/
Fousy735/
Vosey734/
Foesy732/
Focey732/
Vossy732/
Fohse732/
Fosue732/
Fosei732/
Fesey731/
Foysy731/
Fosce731/
Foxey730/
Foxse730/
Fosea730/
Foissett7142/
Fessheye713/
Fosscett711/
Fouschey711/
Foussett711/
Foussaye711/
Foussoue711/
Fossetts710/
Foshee674,114/
Vessey672,687/
Fozeya672,276/
Fossou671,761/
Fuseya671,734/
Voisey671,466/
Fossat671,057/
Fasser671,044/
Faasse67999/
Faseyi67892/
Vassey67726/
Foshay67627/
Pfoser67538/
Fausey67493/
Fatsey67440/
Fossas67356/
Fasseh67348/
Fotseu67336/
Fosher67312/
Fasseu67296/
Fouser67219/
Foshie67202/
Fassie67190/
Foseid67189/
Fossah67161/
Foisie67152/
Foussi67145/
Foussa67142/
Fasehy67122/
Feusse67121/
Fausse67117/
Fossap67116/
Fotsis67114/
Fassed6775/
Fusser6767/
Fesseh6757/
Fooshe6755/
Fosaas6753/
Feesey6743/
Foizey6740/
Fossaa6739/
Faseye6738/
Fouhse6736/
Foshea6735/
Faseyo6734/
Véssey6733/
Foutse6731/
Fosier6730/
Fessie6729/
Fassea6726/
Voisse6725/
Foehse6725/
Fässer6721/
Fösser6719/
Fousie6718/
Foscez6717/
Fushey6716/
Fousas6715/
Fossis6714/
Foiser6714/
Vussey6713/
Fasset6711/
Foushe6710/
Faÿsse6710/
Foosee679/
Fosayt679/
Fosyth677/
Fosett677/
Fodsay677/
Fassee677/
Fussee676/
Vossie675/
Faseya675/
Feseye675/
Foshyi675/
Fhodse674/
Fussay674/
Fotser674/
Fosche674/
Fotshe674/
Fotssi674/
Fossit673/
Faïsse673/
Fosiet673/
Fassiy673/
Foussé673/
Foshée673/
Fosych673/
Foosie672/
Foshes672/
Fosiya672/
Fashey672/
Fassay672/
Fouseh672/
Fossih672/
Foutsy672/
Fhusse671/
Fascey671/
Foshoy671/
Fossip671/
Fuisse671/
Fousei671/
Fouzey671/
Fphose671/
Foeshe671/
Foisei671/
Fooser671/
Vosseh671/
Fosayo671/
Fossai671/
Vossei671/
Fussie671/
Foxsie671/
Foschy671/
Fosoue671/
Fotsie671/
Feussy671/
Fousis671/
Fahsse671/
Fasses671/
Voseyu671/
Phossy671/
Foyser671/
Foseph671/
Fussei671/
Fessei671/
Foisae670/
Foshsa670/
Foisee670/
Foshue670/
Foseth670/
Foucey670/
Fahsey670/
Foshuy670/
Foseet670/
Fousce670/

Fossey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fossey in the Arabic language
فوسيfwsy-

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