How common is the surname Foose?

1,190 people in the United States had the surname Foose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Foose?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Foose identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Foose?

Chip Foose, American automobile pioneer, followed by Lil Skies.

Where is the surname Foose most common?

Wikidata records people named Foose in the United States.

Is the surname Foose getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, down 8.7%.

The surname Foose

A surname, carried by 1,190 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Foose is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,190 people named Foose in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. That is down 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,303.

#21,842

rank among US surnames

1,190

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-8.7%

change since 2000 (was #19,248)

Who is named Foose

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Foose identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fooses

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chip Foose
American automobile pioneer, born 1963
Lil Skies
American rapper, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Foose

Foose has the Soundex code F200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F200.

Questions

How common is the surname Foose?: 1,190 people in the United States had the surname Foose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Foose?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Foose identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Foose?: Chip Foose, American automobile pioneer, followed by Lil Skies.
Where is the surname Foose most common?: Wikidata records people named Foose in the United States.
Is the surname Foose getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, down 8.7%.