How common is the surname Foskett?

573 people in the United States had the surname Foskett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 538,823 Americans. It ranked 38,582nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Foskett?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Foskett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Foskett?

Jeffrey Foskett, American musician (1956–2023).

Where is the surname Foskett most common?

Wikidata records people named Foskett in the United States.

Is the surname Foskett getting more or less common?

More common. 500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 573 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Foskett

A place surname, carried by 573 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Foskett is more common than 76.2% of them.

Origin

Habitational surname from any of various places called Foscott, Foscote, Foxcote or Foxcott.

Foskett is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 573 people named Foskett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 538,823 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 500.

#38,582

rank among US surnames

573

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+14.6%

change since 2000 (was #41,130)

Who is named Foskett

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

96% of people named Foskett identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fosketts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeffrey Foskett
American musician (1956–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Foskett

Foskett has the Soundex code F230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F230.

Questions

Where does the surname Foskett come from?: Habitational surname from any of various places called Foscott, Foscote, Foxcote or Foxcott.
How common is the surname Foskett?: 573 people in the United States had the surname Foskett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 538,823 Americans. It ranked 38,582nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Foskett?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Foskett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Foskett?: Jeffrey Foskett, American musician (1956–2023).
Where is the surname Foskett most common?: Wikidata records people named Foskett in the United States.
What type of surname is Foskett?: Foskett is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Foskett getting more or less common?: More common. 500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 573 in 2010, up 15%.