Posey Surname

19,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Posey Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Poce, in France; dweller near a post by the enclosure.

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Posey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,3701:14,2871,788
Egypt2,1971:41,8464,236
England671:831,61344,286
Canada511:722,46357,796
Israel161:534,85239,210
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Panama51:782,45211,059
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4381:14,6071,871

Posey (13,164) may also be a first name.

Posey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Poce, in France; dweller near a post by the enclosure.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname Posey means 'wroth of flowers' in British English.

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Posey Last Name Facts

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

Posey (Arabic: بوسي) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Posey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,736th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 262,246 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Posey live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 50,834th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 13,164 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 25,370 people, or 1 in 14,287. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Alabama, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 8 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Posey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Posey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Posey surname grew 738 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 353 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Posey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Posey last name are 14.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Posey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.75% less than the national average, earning $38,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $52,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Possey9124/
Potsey9124/
Poseyo9111/
Poisey916/
Poseya916/
Pousey912/
Poosey912/
Posehy912/
Poseys912/
Poshey911/
Posiey911/
Poseey910/
Poesey910/
Pose899,389/
Posy89542/
Poushey8312/
Poseyap833/
D'Posey831/
Poseeya831/
Poissey830/
Poussey830/
Poessey830/
Pottsey830/
Pusey807,087/
Posse806,430/
Poser804,730/
Posiy802,015/
Posea801,124/
Potse80770/
Poesy80362/
Poese80350/
Poses80345/
Poshe80221/
Poseh80143/
Possy80129/
Posee8090/
Poset8088/
Posie8076/
Poise8071/
Pouse8071/
Phosy8054/
Pasey8037/
Poose8035/
Pesey8033/
Posez8032/
Posze8027/
Posae8027/
Poseu8025/
Posge8019/
Posay8018/
Poshy8015/
Pozey8012/
Posei8012/
Phose8011/
Pohse8011/
Poosy8010/
Posep808/
Posue804/
Poyse802/
Posuy802/
Poszy802/
Pousy802/
Podsy802/
Posce802/
Posoe802/
Poisy801/
Poxse801/
Potsy801/
Posyi801/
Posoy801/
Pogey800/
Phoseeya7736/
Passey733,526/
Poyser733,165/
Poisay731,514/
Posser731,317/
Pousse731,303/
Pessey73776/
Pooser73587/
Pfoser73538/
Posset73531/
Pudsey73479/
Poushy73361/
Patsey73352/
Poissy73233/
Poussy73220/
Phasey73212/
Posgay73210/
Possee73186/
Posier73148/
Possie73143/
Poesse73128/
Putsey73111/
Poszet73109/
Poisse73106/
Pausey73100/
Pussey73100/
Posses73100/
Pouseu7373/
Posiej7362/
Posaya7348/
Poiset7340/
Poessy7338/
Pozser7333/
Phosee7332/
Poiser7331/
Paseya7331/
Posiya7328/
Posseh7328/
Pojeye7327/
Poosee7327/
Pozzey7325/
Porzse7324/
Posess7323/
Posche7323/
Pushey7322/
Paseyo7321/
Posayo7321/
Poszed7321/
Pozeya7321/
Pozeye7321/
Phodse7319/
Phosay7318/
Poesze7316/
Posher7314/
Pousei7313/
Poszer7312/
Posseu7312/
Pouser7311/
Poseid7310/
Phosae738/
Posied737/
Possea737/
Phoset737/
Potser736/
Posech736/
Pousee736/
Poiseu736/
Poesie736/
Poshet735/
Phusey735/
Poucey735/
Pociey735/
Poisie735/
Poesje734/
Peshey734/
Potshy734/
Posuya734/
Poshiy734/
Potsei734/
Peseyi733/
Poosae733/
Poushe732/
Pouset732/
Pousie732/
Poutsy732/
Poesay732/
Peseye732/
Photse732/
Poosue732/
Posies731/
Posiyo731/
Posayy731/
Poshae731/
Poshee731/
Possed731/
Pohsej731/
Posych731/
Poosie731/
Poozey731/
Pochey731/
Podsed731/
Pasgey731/
Poseah731/
Posieh731/
Phosiy731/
Poesei731/
Pogeya731/
Posowe731/
Posesh731/
Pooseh731/
Potsay731/
Potsep731/
Poshes731/
Poseus731/
Potsie731/
Phossy731/
Poszay731/
Posoeh731/
Phoses731/
Phosoe731/
Phosue731/
Phoose731/
Pooset731/
Phesey730/
Pashey730/
Paesey730/
Poeshe730/
Poshay730/
Peesey730/
Peusey730/
Posa678,269/
Pase674,494/
Puse673,322/
Pousset671,772/
Poje671,717/
Poce67994/
Posi67938/
Pese67912/
Putseys67567/
Poge67458/
Pousseu67359/
Pozsgay67275/
Pezy67217/
Pasy67196/
Poze67181/
Pousseh67173/
Poshayi67161/
Peseyie67157/
Poschet67141/
Photset67102/
Pohsiej6797/
Pesy6786/
Poshiya6782/
Posseth6780/
Pfosser6754/
Potsepp6739/
Pöse6735/
Poisier6734/
Possett6729/
Posé6728/
Poushay6727/
Pusy6724/
Poshedh6721/
Pousche6720/
Pogeyed6719/
Pozy6717/
Possoyo6716/
Poesche6716/
Phosuya6714/
Poshayt6713/
Postchy6713/
Pouseah6712/
Pogeyap6712/
Phosiya6712/
Phoosee6711/
Phoosae6711/
Posseah6710/
Poshaya679/
Pousett678/
Poxy677/
Poße677/
Podsiej677/
Pohsieh675/
Poussie675/
Posayat674/
Poysher674/
Phosier674/
Podjeye674/
Pousher673/
Poushee673/
Poussep673/
Poischy673/
Posiyat673/
Pousheh673/
Photshe673/
Pousiya672/
Possche672/
Pouyser672/
Posheji672/
Pousses672/
Possess672/
Possoue672/
Poiseed672/
Paseeyo672/
Pojy672/
Posseit672/
Phoosue672/
Poisaya671/
Posagge671/
Posayet671/
Poshett671/
Posshee671/
Pohseij671/
Poossee671/
Paseiyo671/
Poujeya671/
Pousiea671/
Phessey671/
Pocy671/
Poseiah671/
Pauseye671/
Posè671/
Passeyo671/
Pasheya671/
Poizeye671/
Pòse671/
Pèse671/
Posiyad671/
Possset671/
Poshoie671/
Posiecz671/
Pousaye671/
Bpoiser671/
Phousay671/
Pphouse671/
Poosheh671/
Pesheya671/
Posagie671/
Poxe671/
Phoseua671/
Phoosed671/
Poosaya671/
Pooseua671/
Pootsee671/
Poische671/
Peussey670/
Poisett670/
Poisser670/
Potsche670/
Pusshey670/
Podsier670/
Possehe670/
Potsger670/

Posey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Posey in the Arabic language
بوسيbwsy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Posey
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